import javax.management.*; import javax.management.j2ee.Management; import javax.naming.InitialContext; public class ApplicationMonitor { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { InitialContext ctx = new InitialContext(); MBeanServerConnection connection = (MBeanServerConnection) ctx.lookup("jmx/connection"); ObjectName managementMBeanName = new ObjectName("j2ee:type=Management"); Management managementMBean = Management.newInstanceOf(connection, managementMBeanName); String applicationName = "MyApplication"; String runtimeState = managementMBean.getApplicationRuntimeState(applicationName); } }