Java Management Extensions connector properties
We can specify or set a property in the administrative console, the wsadmin tool, Application Server commands, the scripts that run from a command-line interface, or a custom Java administrative client program. We can also set SOAP connector properties in the soap.client.props file and IPC connector properties in the ipc.client.props file.
A JMX connector can be a RMI connector, a Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) connector, a JMX Remote application programming interface (JSR 160) Remote Method Invocation (JSR160RMI) connector, or an Inter-Process Communications (IPC) connector.
Deprecated feature: We should eventually convert all of our RMI connectors to JSR160RMI connectors because support for the RMI connector is deprecated.depfeat
The JMX connectors that servers create use JMX connector properties that are accessible in the administrative console. The wsadmin tool and the Java administrative client use JMX connector properties in the soap.client.props, ipc.client.props, and sas.client.prop files.
For the administrative console, this topic specifies the coding of the particular setting or property. Coding of properties in the soap.client.props file and the ipc.client.props file specific to JMX connectors is specified. These SOAP properties begin with com.ibm.SOAP and the IPC properties begin with com.ibm.IPC. Other properties in the soap.client.props file and the ipc.client.props file that contain information that can be set elsewhere in the application server are not documented here. The coding for the com.ibm.ssl.contextProvider property, which can be set only in the soap.client.props file and the ipc.client.props file, is specified.
Each profile has property files at the following locations:
- For the SOAP connector:
- profile_root/properties/soap.client.props
- For the IPC connector:
- profile_root/properties/ipc.client.props
These property files allow us to set different properties, including security and timeout properties. These properties are the default for all the administrative connections that use either the SOAP JMX connector or the IPC JMX connector between processes running in a particular profile. For instance, the wsadmin program running under a particular profile uses the property values from these files for the SOAP connector behavior and the IPC connector behavior unless the properties are overridden by some other programmatic means.
To view the JMX connector custom properties administrative console page that goes with this topic, click...
- Servers > Server Types > WebSphere application servers > server > Administration > Administration services > JMX connectors > connector_type > Custom properties
SOAP connector properties
This section discusses the following JMX connector properties that pertain to SOAP connectors:
Configuration URL:
Specify the configuration Universal Resource Locator (URL) property if we want a program to read SOAP properties from this file. We can set the property using one of the following options:
- Scripts run from a command-line interface. Scripts can pass the Configuration URL property to the application server on the com.ibm.SOAP.ConfigURL system property.
- The administrative console. Property and the value as a name-value pair on the JMX connector custom properties panel
of the administrative console.
Information Value Property ConfigURL Data type String Valid Value http://Path/soap.client.props Default None - A Java administrative client. Use the AdminClient.CONNECTOR_SOAP_CONFIG property.
SSL security:
Enable SSL security between the application server and the SOAP client. Set the property using one of the following options:
- Scripts that run from a command-line interface.
- The soap.client.props file.
Information Value Property com.ibm.SOAP.securityEnabled Data type Boolean Default False - The administrative console. Property and the value as a name-value pair on the JMX connector custom properties panel
of the administrative console.
Information Value Property securityEnabled Data type Boolean Default False - A Java administrative client. Use the AdminClient.CONNECTOR_SECURITY_ENABLED property.
Security context provider:
This property indicates the SSL implementation to use between the application server and the SOAP client.
Set the property using the soap.client.props file.
| Information | Value |
|---|---|
| Property | com.ibm.ssl.contextProvider |
| Data type | String |
| Valid Values |
IBMJSSE2 |
| Default | IBMJSSE2 |
SOAP request timeout:
The value chosen depends on a number of factors, such as the size and the number of the applications installed on the server, the speed of our machine, and the usage of our machine.
The program default value for the request timeout is 600 seconds. However, other components that connect to the SOAP client can override the default. Components that use the soap.client.props file have a default value of 180 seconds.
Set the property using one of the following options:
- Scripts that run from a command-line interface.
- The soap.client.props file.
Information Value Property com.ibm.SOAP.requestTimeout Data type Integer Range in seconds 0 to n If the property is zero (0), the request never times out.
Default 180 - The administrative console. Property and the value as a name-value pair on the JMX connector custom properties panel
of the administrative console.
Information Value Property requestTimeout Data type Integer Range in seconds 0 to n If the property is zero (0), the request never times out.
Default 600 - A Java administrative client. The property is AdminClient.CONNECTOR_SOAP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT.
SSL alias:
Alias to use for an SSL configuration for client connections. The value of the alias is what we want it to be.
Set the property in the soap.client.props file.
| Information | Value |
|---|---|
| Property | com.ibm.ssl.alias |
| Data type | String |
| Default | DefaultSSLSettings |
IPC connector properties
This section discusses the following JMX connector properties that pertain to IPC connectors:
Configuration URL:
Specify the configuration URL property if we want a program to read IPC properties from this file. We can set the property using one of the following options:
- Scripts run from a command-line interface. Scripts can pass the Configuration URL property to the Application Server on the com.ibm.IPC.ConfigURL system property.
- The administrative console. Property and the value as a name-value pair on the JMX connector custom properties panel
of the administrative console.
Information Value Property ConfigURL Data type String Valid Value http://Path/ipc.client.props Default None - A Java administrative client. Use the AdminClient.CONNECTOR_IPC_CONFIG property.
IPC request timeout:
The value chosen depends on a number of factors, such as the size and the number of the applications installed on the server, the speed of our machine, and the usage of our machine.
The program default value for the request timeout is 600 seconds. However, other components that connect to the IPC client can override the default. Components that use the ipc.client.props file have a default value of 180 seconds.
Set the property using one of the following options:
- Scripts that run from a command-line interface.
- The ipc.client.props file.
Information Value Property com.ibm.IPC.requestTimeout Data type Integer Range in seconds 0 to n If the property is zero (0), the request never times out.
Default 180 - The administrative console. Property and the value as a name-value pair on the JMX connector custom properties panel
of the administrative console.
Information Value Property requestTimeout Data type Integer Range in seconds 0 to n If the property is zero (0), the request never times out.
Default 600 - A Java administrative client. The property is AdminClient.CONNECTOR_IPC_REQUEST_TIMEOUT.
SSL security:
Enable SSL security between Application Server and the IPC client. Set the property using one of the following options:
- Scripts that run from a command-line interface.
- The ipc.client.props file.
Information Value Property com.ibm.IPC.securityEnabled Data type Boolean Default False - The administrative console. Property and the value as a name-value pair on the JMX connector custom properties panel
of the administrative console.
Information Value Property securityEnabled Data type Boolean Default False - A Java administrative client. Use the AdminClient.CONNECTOR_SECURITY_ENABLED property.
Security context provider:
This property indicates the SSL implementation to use between the application server and the IPC client.
Set the property using the ipc.client.props file.
| Information | Value |
|---|---|
| Property | com.ibm.ssl.contextProvider |
| Data type | String |
| Valid Values |
IBMJSSE2 |
| Default | IBMJSSE2 |
SSL alias:
Alias to use for an SSL configuration for client connections. The value of the alias is what we want it to be.
Set the property in the ipc.client.props file.
| Information | Value |
|---|---|
| Property | com.ibm.ssl.alias |
| Data type | String |
| Default | DefaultSSLSettings |
SOAP, RMI, JSR160RMI, and IPC connector properties
This section discusses JMX connector properties that pertain to the following SOAP connectors, RMI connectors, JSR160RMI connectors, and IPC connectors:
Connector type:
A connector type of SOAP, RMI, JSR160RMI, or IPC depends on whether the application server connects to a SOAP server, an RMI server, a JSR160RMI server, or an IPC server. We can set the property using one of the following options:
- The wsadmin tool.
- Scripts that run from a command-line interface.
- The administrative console. Property and the value as a name-value pair on the JMX connector custom properties panel
of the administrative console.
Information Value Property Type Data type String Valid values SOAPConnector RMIConnector JSR160RMIConnector IPCConnector
Default SOAPConnector JSR160RMI IPC
- A Java administrative client. Use the AdminClient.CONNECTOR_TYPE property. Specify the connector type using the AdminClient.CONNECTOR_TYPE_RMI, the AdminClient.CONNECTOR_TYPE_SOAP, the AdminClient.CONNECTOR_TYPE_JSR160RMI, or the AdminClient.CONNECTOR_TYPE_IPC constants.
Disable a connector:
We can enable or disable any of the JMX connectors from the administrative console.
- The wsadmin tool.
- The administrative console. Select the box next to the connector
to enable the connector. Clear the box next to the connector to disable
the connector.
Information Value Property enabled Data type Boolean Value true|false
Host:
The host name or the IP address of the server to which the application server connects. The server can be a SOAP server, an RMI server, a JSR160RMI server, or an IPC server. We can set the property using one of the following options:
- The wsadmin tool.
- Scripts that run from a command-line interface.
- The administrative console. Property and the value as a name-value pair on the JMX connector custom properties panel
of the administrative console.
Information Value Property host Data type String Valid values Host name or IP address Default None - A Java administrative client. Use the AdminClient.CONNECTOR_HOST property.
Password:
The password that the application server uses to access the SOAP server, the RMI server, the JSR160RMI server, or the IPC server. We can set the property using one of the following options:
- The wsadmin tool.
- Scripts run from a command-line interface.
- The soap.client.props file for the SOAP server,
the RMI server, or the JSR160RMI server.
Information Value Property com.ibm.SOAP.loginPassword Data type String Valid values The value must match the global SSL settings for SOAP, RMI, or JSR160RMI. Default None - The ipc.client.props file for the IPC server.
Information Value Property com.ibm.IPC.loginPassword Data type String Valid values The value must match the global SSL settings for IPC. Default None - The administrative console. Property and the value as a name-value pair on the JMX connector custom properties panel
of the administrative console.
Information Value Property password Data type String Valid values The value must match the global SSL settings for SOAP, RMI, JSR160RMI, or IPC. Default None - A Java administrative client. Use the AdminClient.PASSWORD property.
Port:
The port number of the server to which the application server connects. The server can be a SOAP server, an RMI server, a JSR160RMI server, or an IPC server. We can set the property using one of the following options:
- The wsadmin tool.
- Scripts run from a command-line interface.
- The administrative console. Property and the value as a name-value pair on the JMX connector custom properties panel
of the administrative console.
Information Value Property port Data type Integer Valid value Port number Default None - A Java administrative client. Use the AdminClient.CONNECTOR_PORT property.
User name:
The user name that the application server uses to access the SOAP server, an RMI server, a JSR160RMI server, or an IPC server. We can set the property using one of the following options:
- The wsadmin tool.
- Scripts run from a command-line interface.
- The soap.client.props file for the SOAP server,
an RMI server, a JSR160RMI server.
Information Value Property com.ibm.SOAP.loginUserid Data type String Valid value The value must match the global SSL settings for SOAP, RMI, or JSR160RMI. Default None - The ipc.client.props file for the IPC server.
Information Value Property com.ibm.IPC.loginUserid Data type String Valid value The value must match the global SSL settings for IPC. Default None - The administrative console. Property and the value as a name-value pair on the JMX connector custom properties panel
of the administrative console.
Information Value Property username Data type String Valid value The value must match the global SSL settings for SOAP, RMI, JSR160RMI, or IPC. Default None - A Java administrative client. Use the AdminClient.USERNAME property.
RMI connector properties
This section discusses the following JMX connector properties that pertain to RMI connectors:
Disable the JSR 160 RMI connector:
Support for JMX Remote application programming interface (JSR 160) is enabled by default so that you automatically receive specification-compliant JMX function. To disable the function for a particular server, set the property using one of the following options:
- The wsadmin tool.
- The administrative console. Property and the value as a name-value pair on the JMX connector custom properties panel
of the administrative console.
Information Value Property disableJDKJMXConnector Data type string Value true
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