jconsole « performance « Java Testing Q&A

1. Can jconsole data be retrieved from the command line?    stackoverflow.com

I currently use jconsole to monitor performance metrics of my Java application and would like to script this data acquisition. Is there a way to retrieve these VM metrics (heap ...

2. Is enabling JConsole remote monitoring affect system performance in production?    stackoverflow.com

Oracle/Sun says its fine as long as you don't run it locally on production box? http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/guide/management/jconsole.html

Note: Using jconsole to monitor a local application is useful for development and ...

3. jtop cpu seconds    stackoverflow.com

I am using JTOP plugin of JConsole in VisualVM. It somes me the CPU(secs) usage. I am trying to understand the meaning of this, is it?

• a) Time (in secs) the theead ...