Benefit of Java Gateway

[Oliver950]

Hi,

what is the benefit of the java gateway? I can connect the JMX interfaces direct to the java application/server. For what excat useage is the gateway?

Thanks for help
O950

[jan.garaj]

Zabbix server (C code) hasn't capability to connect to JMX interface directly. Java gateway acts as "proxy" and translate Zabbix language ("get me value for this key") into JMX language. Additionally Java gateway is written in Java, so it was easier for implementation.