JBoss operations network
| Company type | Software |
|---|---|
| Industry | Network management software |
| Founder | JBoss |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | JBoss ON (JBoss Operations Network) |
| Owner | Red Hat |
| Parent | Red Hat |
JBoss Operations Network (commonly known as JBoss ON or JON) is a network management solution built on Java EE and offered as open-source software by Red Hat. It belongs to the JBoss Enterprise Middleware suite and functions as a comprehensive administration tool for overseeing the entire application lifecycle, including development, testing, deployment, and monitoring. Thanks to its Java foundation, JBoss ON supports multiple operating systems capable of running Java. Initially created by JBoss, the project is currently maintained under Red Hat’s stewardship.
Product features
JBoss ON provides capabilities for managing performance, configuration, and inventory to facilitate the deployment, administration, and supervision of JBoss middleware products, associated applications, and services.
Key functionalities encompass:
- Discovery and asset inventory
- Configuration management
- Application deployment
- Scheduled task execution across servers, applications, and services
- Availability monitoring
- Performance management
- Provisioning (IT)
As a downstream derivative of RHQ, JBoss ON integrates seamlessly with Red Hat’s middleware offerings.
Licensing & Pricing
Although the JBoss application platforms are distributed as open-source software, Red Hat monetizes through providing subscription-based support services for JBoss Enterprise Middleware.
Associated acronyms
Relevant abbreviations connected to JBoss ON include:
- RHQ – the upstream open-source initiative from which JBoss ON is derived; the latest stable release is RHQ 4.13. This version transitioned its user interface framework to Google Web Toolkit.
- Jopr – formerly the upstream management component integrated within JBoss AS; since September 2009, it has been merged into the RHQ codebase with separate releases discontinued.
- JON – the commercial edition of JBoss Operations Network built upon RHQ and Jopr technologies.
See also
- List of JBoss software
- Network monitoring system
- Comparison of network monitoring systems
- HyPerformix IPS Performance Optimizer
- IBM Tivoli Framework
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