Enable JConsole for tomcat

To enable the java console for tomcat use the following procedure (this is for windows): 

1. start the tomcat configuration tool (tomcat7w.exe or tomcat6w.exe) which is located in {install path}/bin 

2. On the Java tab add in the following lines to the textarea labelled Java Options

-Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=9090 

-Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.ssl=false 

-Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.authenticate=false 

customising the port to that to be targetted by the console

3. click the 'Apply' button 

4. restart tomcat 

5. start jconsole from teh command line using: java jconsole targeting localhost:9090