The Java Web Console is designed to produce a common, web-based system management solution for Sun Microsystems. It serves as one location where users can access system management applications, all of which provide a consistent user interface.
The console is based on a web model for many reasons. However, the primary reason is to enable system administrators to use a web browser to access their system management applications.
The Java Web Console provides the following:
Common authentication and authorization
Common logging
A single entry point for all system management applications though the same HTTPS-based port
A common look and feel
At a high-level view, the console consists of three components:
A web browser - Any supported web browser, for example the Mozilla™ or Firefox® browser, pointed at the console
A web server - Which serves the Java Web Console and the applications available through the console
The machines being managed