Java Dynamic Management Kit 3.2 Programming Guide
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Activation Interface

M-beans that require other services to be able to control their execution must implement the com.sun.jaw.reference.agent.services.ActivatableIf interface. Services that are able to control m-beans implementing the ActivatableIf interface are referred to as activation services. Activation services are able to perform two actions on an activatable m-bean:

For example, the activation interface may be used by a persistent repository to restart m-beans after an agent has been stopped. The activation interface may be used in m-beans that are intended to be started or stopped as an element in a job scheduling service.


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