JMX wit h JDK1.4

Question

Can anyone please tell me how can i retrieve remote machine's JVM parameters using JMX with JDK1.4?
I have tried adding the JMX 1.2 implementation jars into the classpath of my program, and i m trying to run a standalone java program from my local machine.
The below is the snippet of my program :
     RuntimeMXBean bean= (RuntimeMXBean)tBean;
     int port=9324;
     final ConnectionArgs cArgs = new ConnectionArgs(args);
// Get target's URL
     final JMXServiceURL target = cArgs.getJMXServiceURL();
     LocateRegistry.createRegistry(port);
     // Connect to target (assuming no security)
     MBeanServer mbs = MBeanServerFactory.createMBeanServer("server1");
     ObjectName name;
     name= new ObjectName("UserDomain:Name=jc");
     mbs.registerMBean(tBean, name); // tbean is a bean of JMX compliant           
     How can i get MxBeans(RuntimeMXBean) with the available MBeanServer object(mbs)?
     I know there is way to get MXBeans through ManagementFactory in jdk1.5,but how can i do the same in jdk1.4, is there any alternative for ManagementFactory in 1.4?
          Please let me know if any body already tried implementing the same?
This is a bit urgent.
Thanks,
Sachin

Answer 1

Of course you can use JMX 1.2 and JMX Remote API 1.0 with JDK 1.4. You can download the jars from the JCP website (JSRs 3 and 160, respectively).
What you will not be able to do is to interact with the JMX MXBeans that instrument the JVM because they only exist since JDK 5.0 but you still can write your own MBeans for instrumenting your application.
If you want to know more about JMX have a look at:
http://java.sun.com/jmx
If you want to know more about the Management and Monitoring features of the Java platform J2SE 5.0 and onwards have a look at:
http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/technotes/guides/management/index.html
Regards,
Luis