Java VisualVM MBeans plugin

Question

I am running JDK 1.8.0_66 JVisualVM utility and want to use MBeans browser to Monitor my Coherence applications.

According to the Oracle tutorial I have to install the MBeans plugin first. So I went to Tools-Plugins-Available Plugins and there were no any available plugins. I checked my JDK installation for *.nbm files and found nothing.

What do I need to do to install MBeans plugin for JVisualVM? Thank you in advance.

Bussey

Note that once you do have the plugins list, the MBeans plugin may show up as "VisualVM-MBeans". – Ezechiel

Answer 1

When accessing https://visualvm.java.net I get redirected to http://www.oracle.com/splash/java.net/maintenance/index.html which states that the page has been closed.

Thus I think you have to download and install the plugins manually.

1. Go to https://visualvm.github.io/pluginscenters.html
2. Choose the link to "Java VisualVM" according to your JDK version
3. Download the tool manually
4. Select "Tools" -> "Plugins" -> "Downloaded" tab to install the downloaded file

Worked for me.

Ringdove

I found the solution of my problem here. It works for me! Thanks – Liz

Answer 2

It appears the visualvm site has moved to github.io, so the links are broken. I just updated mine to the correct one on found on https://visualvm.github.io/pluginscenters.html

In VisualVM go to Tools -> Plugins -> Settings, Edit Java VisualVM Plugins Center, and change the URL to the correct URL for your VisualVM, ex: https://visualvm.github.io/archive/uc/8u40/updates.xml.gz

After this I was able to update & install plugins using the UI again.

Genesisgenet

Answer 3

You need to be connected to internet and you should have access to https://visualvm.java.net

Demibastion

I am connected, but I am behind a firewall, – Bussey

In that case you need specify your proxy settings in Tools->Options->Network – Demibastion