TIBCO BusinessEvents (BE) - How to enable JMX authentication

TIBCO BusinessEvents (BE) - How to enable JMX authentication

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Products Versions
TIBCO BusinessEvents Enterprise Edition 5.x/6.x

Description

For each BE agent you can configure a JMX connector port for monitoring and management. 
To enable JMX update the CDD file and set property be.engine.jmx.connector.port=<portnumber> or update the tra file and add property java.property.be.engine.jmx.connector.port.
By default authentication is disabled for the JMX connection. 
 

Environment

All Operating Systems

Resolution

To enable authentication add below property to the TRA or CDD file.

TRA:
java.property.be.engine.jmx.connector.authenticate=true

CDD:
be.engine.jmx.connector.authenticate=true

The authentication type configured with CDD properties below (add them to the cluster area of the CDD file).
be.auth.type=[file|ldap]

File based authentication:
be.auth.type=file
be.auth.file.location=<locationOfPasswordFile>

See:
https://docs.tibco.com/pub/businessevents-enterprise/6.1.0/doc/html/Default.htm#Administration/Common-Authentication-Properties.htm?TocPath=Administration%257CUser%2520Authentication%257CAuthentication%2520Configuration%257C_____4


LDAP authentication:
be.auth.type=ldap
See:
https://docs.tibco.com/pub/businessevents-enterprise/6.1.0/doc/html/Default.htm#Administration/LDAP-Authentication-Properties.htm?TocPath=Administration%257CUser%2520Authentication%257CAuthentication%2520Configuration%257C_____5

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TIBCO BusinessEvents (BE) - How to enable JMX authentication