JMX rocks. When configuring a server it is a boon to developers. Especially when combined with the Alfresco subsystem architecture. You can interate on changes to the LDAP sync without having to restart the server. JMX also gives savvy system administrators a way to manage and monitor what’s going on within the repository.
In this tutorial I’ll point you to documents outlining the basics of JMX in Alfresco and show some sample code for creating a new MBean that will appear in a JMX console.