JVMs page (Java): View app server metrics from JMX

You can use New Relic's Java agent to collect and view additional metrics provided by the most common application servers via JMX. The collected metrics vary by app server and include measurements of thread pools, HTTP sessions, and transactions.

Access to this feature depends on your subscription level.

View JVM metrics

Application servers collect and report different metrics, which appear on New Relic APM's JVMs page. (For applications using New Relic via Heroku, the JVMs page is named Instances.)

At a minimum, each app server collects and reports metric data on memory. For instructions on enabling JMX metrics, refer to your app server's documentation.

To view JVM metrics:

  1. Go to rpm.newrelic.com/apm > (select an app) > Monitoring > JVMs > (select a JVM).
  2. From the selected JVM's Memory page, use any of New Relic's standard user interface functions to drill down into detailed information.
  3. To view other metrics, select any available tab.
  4. Optional: To use the thread profiler to look for bottlenecks in data on executing threads, select Profile this JVM.
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rpm.newrelic.com/apm > (select an app) > Monitoring > JVMs: Depending on the metrics your app server is reporting, one or more tabs appear on your JVM page.

Tabs available by app server

This table lists which tabs appear on the JVM page for app servers. If your app server does not report a particular type of metric data, the tab does not appear on your JVM page.

App server Memory Thread pools HTTP sessions App server transactions Data sources
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JBoss 5AS [check icon] [check icon] [check icon] [check icon]
JBoss 6AS [check icon] [check icon] [check icon] [check icon]
JBoss 6EAP [check icon] [check icon] [check icon]
JBoss 7AS [check icon] [check icon] [check icon]
Jetty [check icon] [check icon]
Resin 3 [check icon] [check icon] [check icon] [check icon]
Resin 4 [check icon] [check icon] [check icon] [check icon] [check icon]
Tomcat [check icon] [check icon] [check icon] [check icon]
TomEE [check icon] [check icon] [check icon]
WebLogic [check icon] [check icon] [check icon]
Websphere Liberty [check icon] [check icon] [check icon] [check icon]
Websphere Traditional [check icon] [check icon] [check icon]
WildFly [check icon] [check icon] [check icon]

Metrics available by tab

Here is a summary of the metrics available from the JVM page. If the app server does not support a particular metric, that tab does not appear on your JVM page.

JMX Metric charts
Memory
  • Heap memory usage: Each chart shows the used and committed heap space in MB for a given heap.
  • Non-heap memory pool usage for the JVM: The used code cache and used CMS Perm Gen in MB.
  • Garbage collection: The garbage collection CPU time.
  • Class count: The loaded and unloaded class count for the JVM.
Threads
  • Thread count: The current number of active threads in the JVM.
  • Thread pool: The active and idle thread count for the pool. On supported app servers, a chart shows each thread pool present in the app server, as well as the ratio of active to maximum thread count for each thread pool.
HTTP sessions
  • Session: The active, invalidated by timeout, and invalidated HTTP session counts for the application. On supported app servers, a chart shows each application present in the app server.
App server transactions
  • Active transaction: The number of active transactions within the app server's transaction manager.
  • Created transaction: The change in the total number of created transactions per app server. Some app servers separate top level transactions and nested transactions.
  • Finished transaction: The change in the total number of finished transactions per app server. Some app servers separate them by aborted and committed completed transactions.
Data sources

The metrics for the data source tab vary by app server. For more details, see Data source metrics by app server. For details on WebLogic's data source metrics, see WebLogic JMX metrics.

Data source metrics by app server

For supported app servers, the agent collects JMX data source metrics. You can view these metrics at rpm.newrelic.com/apm > (select an app) > Monitoring > JVMs > Data sources. To see these metrics, ensure that your data source has been properly configured for JMX monitoring for your app server.

App server Metrics
Tomcat
  • Max connections: The maximum connections available for a data source. This is generally a configurable parameter.
  • Active connections: The current number of active connections in a data source.
  • Idle connections: The current number of idle connections in a data source.
WebSphere Liberty
  • Max connections: The maximum connections available for a data source. This is generally a configurable parameter.
  • Active connections: The current number of active connections in a data source.
  • Idle connections: The current number of idle connections in a data source.
  • Wait time: The average amount of time a connections needs to wait before being handled.
  • Destroyed connections: The number of destroyed connections.
Resin
  • Max connections: The maximum connections available for a data source. This is generally a configurable parameter.
  • Active connections: The current number of active connections in a data source.
  • Idle connections: The current number of idle connections in a data source.
  • Created connections: The number of created connections.

Enable WebSphere PMI metrics

To enable New Relic to access WebSphere PMI metrics, you will need to configure WebSphere to monitor the necessary statistic sets.

Enable all statistic sets (recommended)

The simplest approach is to enable the collection of all statistic sets:

  1. If you are using Java 2 Security, ensure you have granted New Relic proper permissions.
  2. From the WebSphere admin console, select Monitoring and Tuning > Performance Monitoring Infrastructure (PMI) > (your server name).
  3. Select the Enable Performance Monitoring Infrastructure (PMI) checkbox.
  4. In the Currently monitored statistic set section, select All, then save your changes.
Enable custom statistic sets (advanced)

You can also collect only the PMI metrics that New Relic monitors by default. To collect only some PMI metrics:

  1. If you are using Java 2 Security, ensure you have granted New Relic proper permissions.
  2. From the WebSphere admin console, select Monitoring and Tuning > Performance Monitoring Infrastructure (PMI) > (selected app server).
  3. Select the Enable Performance Monitoring Infrastructure (PMI) checkbox.
  4. Select Custom. From the custom statistic set list, enable the following metrics:
    • In the ThreadPool category, select the ActiveCount and PoolSize checkboxes.
    • In the Servlet Session Manager category, select the ActiveCount and LiveCount checkboxes.
    • In the Transaction Manager category, select the CommittedCount, RolledbackCount, and GlobalTimeoutCount checkboxes.
  5. From the Messages panel, select Save directly to the master configuration.

Collected WebSphere PMI metrics

When enabled, New Relic collects the following WebSphere PMI metrics. If you want other PMI metrics besides these to be collected and displayed in New Relic custom dashboards, use JMX instrumentation.

stats.ActiveCount
WebSphere PMI metrics Details
Attribute stats.ActiveCount
Object name pattern 
WebSphere:type=ThreadPool,name=*,process=*,platform=*,node=*,*
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/ThreadPool/WebContainer/Active
Type Simple
maximumSize
WebSphere PMI metrics Details
Attribute maximumSize
Object name pattern 
WebSphere:type=ThreadPool,name=*,process=*,platform=*,node=*,*
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/ThreadPool/WebContainer/Max
Type Simple
stats.CommittedCount
WebSphere PMI metrics Details
Attribute stats.CommittedCount
Object name pattern 
WebSphere:j2eeType=JTAResource,type=TransactionService,name=*,process=*,platform=*,node=*,*
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/JTA/TransactionService/Committed
Type Simple
stats.RolledbackCount
WebSphere PMI metrics Details
Attribute stats.RolledbackCount
Object name pattern 
WebSphere:j2eeType=JTAResource,type=TransactionService,name=*,process=*,platform=*,node=*,*
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/JTA/TransactionService/Rolled Back
Type Simple
stats.GlobalTimeoutCount
WebSphere PMI metrics Details
Attribute stats.GlobalTimeoutCount
Object name pattern 
WebSphere:j2eeType=JTAResource,type=TransactionService,name=*,process=*,platform=*,node=*,*
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/JTA/TransactionService/Timed Out
Type Simple
stats.LiveCount
WebSphere PMI metrics Details
Attribute stats.GlobalTimeoutCount
Object name pattern 
WebSphere:type=SessionManager,name=*,process=*,platform=*,node=*,*
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/Session/DefaultApplication#DefaultWebApplication.war/Active
Type Simple

WebLogic JMX metrics

In WebLogic, JMX is enabled by default. New Relic collects the following mbeans metrics.

To collect additional JMX metrics, use a custom YAML file.

ThreadCount
WebLogic JMX metrics Details
Attribute ThreadCount
Object name pattern 
java.lang:type=Threading
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/Threads/Thread Count
Type Simple
TotalStartedThreadCount
WebLogic JMX metrics Details
Attribute TotalStartedThreadCount
Object name pattern 
java.lang:type=Threading
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/Threads/TotalStartedCount
Type Simple
LoadedClassCount
WebLogic JMX metrics Details
Attribute LoadedClassCount
Object name pattern 
java.lang:type=ClassLoading
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/Classes/Loaded
Type Simple
UnloadedClassCount
WebLogic JMX metrics Details
Attribute UnloadedClassCount
Object name pattern 
java.lang:type=ClassLoading
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/Classes/Unloaded
Type Simple
HoggingThreadCount
WebLogic JMX metrics Details
Attribute HoggingThreadCount
Object name pattern 
com.bea:ServerRuntime=*,Name=ThreadPoolRuntime,Type=ThreadPoolRuntime
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/ThreadPool/{Name}/Active
Type Simple
ExecuteThreadIdleCount
WebLogic JMX metrics Details
Attribute ExecuteThreadIdleCount
Object name pattern 
com.bea:ServerRuntime=*,Name=ThreadPoolRuntime,Type=ThreadPoolRuntime
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/ThreadPool/{Name}/Idle
Type Simple
StandbyThreadCount
WebLogic JMX metrics Details
Attribute StandbyThreadCount
Object name pattern 
com.bea:ServerRuntime=*,Name=ThreadPoolRuntime,Type=ThreadPoolRuntime
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/ThreadPool/{Name}/Standby
Type Simple
TransactionTotalCount
WebLogic JMX metrics Details
Attribute TransactionTotalCount
Object name pattern 
com.bea:ServerRuntime=*,Name=JTARuntime,Type=JTARuntime
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/JTA/{Name}/Count
Type Monotonic
TransactionCommittedTotalCount
WebLogic JMX metrics Details
Attribute TransactionCommittedTotalCount
Object name pattern 
com.bea:ServerRuntime=*,Name=JTARuntime,Type=JTARuntime
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/JTA/{Name}/Committed
Type Monotonic
TransactionRolledBackTotalCount
WebLogic JMX metrics Details
Attribute TransactionRolledBackTotalCount
Object name pattern 
com.bea:ServerRuntime=*,Name=JTARuntime,Type=JTARuntime
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/JTA/{Name}/Rolled Back
Type Monotonic
TransactionAbandonedTotalCount
WebLogic JMX metrics Details
Attribute TransactionAbandonedTotalCount
Object name pattern 
com.bea:ServerRuntime=*,Name=JTARuntime,Type=JTARuntime
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/JTA/{Name}/Abandoned
Type Monotonic
NumAvailable
WebLogic JMX metrics Details
Attribute NumAvailable
Object name pattern 
com.bea:ServerRuntime=*,Name=*,Type=JDBCDataSourceRuntime
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/DataSources/{Name}/Connections/Available
Type Simple
CurrCapacity
WebLogic JMX metrics Details
Attribute CurrCapacity
Object name pattern 
com.bea:ServerRuntime=*,Name=*,Type=JDBCDataSourceRuntime
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/DataSources/{Name}/Connections/PoolSize
Type Simple
ConnectionsTotalCount
WebLogic JMX metrics Details
Attribute ConnectionsTotalCount
Object name pattern 
com.bea:ServerRuntime=*,Name=*,Type=JDBCDataSourceRuntime
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/DataSources/{Name}/Connections/Created
Type Monotonic
ActiveConnectionsCurrentCount
WebLogic JMX metrics Details
Attribute ActiveConnectionsCurrentCount
Object name pattern 
com.bea:ServerRuntime=*,Name=*,Type=JDBCDataSourceRuntime
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/DataSources/{Name}/Connections/Active
Type Simple
LeakedConnectionCount
WebLogic JMX metrics Details
Attribute LeakedConnectionCount
Object name pattern 
com.bea:ServerRuntime=*,Name=*,Type=JDBCDataSourceRuntime
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/DataSources/{Name}/Connections/Leaked
Type Monotonic
PrepStmtCacheCurrentSize
WebLogic JMX metrics Details
Attribute PrepStmtCacheCurrentSize
Object name pattern 
com.bea:ServerRuntime=*,Name=*,Type=JDBCDataSourceRuntime
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/DataSources/{Name}/Statement Cache/Size
Type Simple
WaitingForConnectionCurrentCount
WebLogic JMX metrics Details
Attribute WaitingForConnectionCurrentCount
Object name pattern 
com.bea:ServerRuntime=*,Name=*,Type=JDBCDataSourceRuntime
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/DataSources/{Name}/Requests/Currently Waiting
Type Simple
WaitingForConnectionTotal
WebLogic JMX metrics Details
Attribute WaitingForConnectionTotal
Object name pattern 
com.bea:ServerRuntime=*,Name=*,Type=JDBCDataSourceRuntime
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/DataSources/{Name}/Requests/Count
Type Monotonic
WaitingForConnectionSuccessTotal
WebLogic JMX metrics Details
Attribute WaitingForConnectionSuccessTotal
Object name pattern 
com.bea:ServerRuntime=*,Name=*,Type=JDBCDataSourceRuntime
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/DataSources/{Name}/Requests/Successful
Type Monotonic
WaitingForConnectionFailureTotal
WebLogic JMX metrics Details
Attribute WaitingForConnectionFailureTotal
Object name pattern 
com.bea:ServerRuntime=*,Name=*,Type=JDBCDataSourceRuntime
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/DataSources/{Name}/Requests/Failed
Type Monotonic
AccessTotalCount - MissTotalCount
WebLogic JMX metrics Details
Attribute AccessTotalCount - MissTotalCount
Object name pattern 
com.bea:ServerRuntime=*,Name=*,ApplicationRuntime=*,Type=EJBPoolRuntime,EJBComponentRuntime=*,*
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/EJB/Pool/Bean/{ApplicationRuntime}/{EJBComponentRuntime}/{Name}/Attempts/Successful
Type Monotonic
MissTotalCount
WebLogic JMX metrics Details
Attribute MissTotalCount
Object name pattern 
com.bea:ServerRuntime=*,Name=*,ApplicationRuntime=*,Type=EJBPoolRuntime,EJBComponentRuntime=*,*
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/EJB/Pool/Bean/{ApplicationRuntime}/{EJBComponentRuntime}/{Name}/Attempts/Failed
Type Monotonic
WaiterCurrentCount
WebLogic JMX metrics Details
Attribute WaiterCurrentCount
Object name pattern 
com.bea:ServerRuntime=*,Name=*,ApplicationRuntime=*,Type=EJBPoolRuntime,EJBComponentRuntime=*,*>
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/EJB/Pool/Bean/{ApplicationRuntime}/{EJBComponentRuntime}/{Name}/Threads/Waiting
Type Simple
DestroyedTotalCount
WebLogic JMX metrics Details
Attribute DestroyedTotalCount
Object name pattern 
com.bea:ServerRuntime=*,Name=*,ApplicationRuntime=*,Type=EJBPoolRuntime,EJBComponentRuntime=*,*
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/EJB/Pool/Bean/{ApplicationRuntime}/{EJBComponentRuntime}/{Name}/Beans/Destroyed
Type Monotonic
BeansInUseCurrentCount
WebLogic JMX metrics Details
Attribute BeansInUseCurrentCount
Object name pattern 
com.bea:ServerRuntime=*,Name=*,ApplicationRuntime=*,Type=EJBPoolRuntime,EJBComponentRuntime=*,*
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/EJB/Pool/Bean/{ApplicationRuntime}/{EJBComponentRuntime}/{Name}/Beans/Active
Type Simple
PooledBeansCurrentCount
WebLogic JMX metrics Details
Attribute PooledBeansCurrentCount
Object name pattern 
com.bea:ServerRuntime=*,Name=*,ApplicationRuntime=*,Type=EJBPoolRuntime,EJBComponentRuntime=*,*
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/EJB/Pool/Bean/{ApplicationRuntime}/{EJBComponentRuntime}/{Name}/Beans/Available
Type Simple
TransactionsCommittedTotalCount +TransactionsRolledBackTotalCount +TransactionsTimedOutTotalCount
WebLogic JMX metrics Details
Attribute TransactionsCommittedTotalCount +TransactionsRolledBackTotalCount +TransactionsTimedOutTotalCount
Object name pattern 
com.bea:ServerRuntime=*,Name=*,ApplicationRuntime=*,Type=EJBTransactionRuntime,EJBComponentRuntime=*,*
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/EJB/Transactions/Application/{ApplicationRuntime}/Count
Type Monotonic
TransactionsCommittedTotalCount
WebLogic JMX metrics Details
Attribute TransactionsCommittedTotalCount
Object name pattern 
com.bea:ServerRuntime=*,Name=*,ApplicationRuntime=*,Type=EJBTransactionRuntime,EJBComponentRuntime=*,*
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/EJB/Transactions/Application/{ApplicationRuntime}/Committed
Type Monotonic
TransactionsRolledBackTotalCount
WebLogic JMX metrics Details
Attribute TransactionsRolledBackTotalCount
Object name pattern 
com.bea:ServerRuntime=*,Name=*,ApplicationRuntime=*,Type=EJBTransactionRuntime,EJBComponentRuntime=*,*
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/EJB/Transactions/Application/{ApplicationRuntime}/Rolled Back
Type Monotonic
TransactionsTimedOutTotalCount
WebLogic JMX metrics Details
Attribute TransactionsTimedOutTotalCount
Object name pattern 
com.bea:ServerRuntime=*,Name=*,ApplicationRuntime=*,Type=EJBTransactionRuntime,EJBComponentRuntime=*,*
New Relic metric 
JmxBuiltIn/EJB/Transactions/Application/{ApplicationRuntime}/Timed Out
Type Monotonic

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