### Administration Console Architecture

The Administration Console uses the Java Management Extension (JMX) API as its underlying architecture. The JMX API models system administration functions using Java objects called MBeans. Each MBean contains a set of attributes that define parameters for various management functions and operations that define administrative actions. The Administration Console allows you to access these MBean attributes and operations using a convenient graphical user interface.

You can also perform nearly all of the management tasks that you perform using the Administration Console using the Application Servercommand-line interface. The command-line interface is useful for scripting of Application Server system administration operations or for system administrators who prefer to use a command-line environment.

The Application Server Platform Edition is free for development, production deployment, and redistribution. For more information on redistribution, please visit http://www.sun.com/software/products/appsrvr/appsrvr_oem.xml.