08-30-2013
Patch management (Solaris, AIX , Linux )
Hi Guys,
I am doing L1 Level support for Solaris Platform. Eg. User Management, File system , Print management and Job monitoring.
I recently completer my IBM Aix 7 Administration certification. Issue is that my manager is asking me do full time unix / linux patch management work for new client.
1. As a newcomer should i go for offered new role (Unix / Linux patch management)??
2. Is there any scope in this profile to grow as unix administrator??
Thanks in advance to my Senior Experts.
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jconsole
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NAME
jconsole - J2SE Monitoring and Management Console
SYNOPSIS
jconsole [ options ] [ pid | [ host:port ... ] ]
PARAMETERS
pid Process ID of a Java VM that was started with -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote option on the same machine. See JMX Monitoring
and Management for details at http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/guide/management/agent.html.
host:port Host name on which the Java VM is running and the port number through which the Java VM's JMX Connector is published. See
JMX Monitoring and Management for details at http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/guide/management/agent.html.
DESCRIPTION
The jconsole command launches a graphical console tool that enables you to monitor and manage Java applications and virtual machines on a
local or remote machine.
NOTE- This tool is experimental and may not be available in future versions of the JDK.
OPTIONS
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SEE ALSO
Monitoring and Management for Java Platform at http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/guide/management/index.html
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