To enable the JMX connection handler:

  1. Run dsconfig. 
    $ bin/dsconfig set-connection-handler-prop \ 
  --handler-name "JMX Connection Handler" \ 
  --set enabled:true \ 
  --set listen-port:1689
  2. Add a new non-root user account with the jmx-read and jmx-notify privileges using the ldapmodify tool using an LDIF representation. 
    dn: cn=JMX User,cn=Root DNs,cn=config
changetype: add
objectClass: top
objectClass: person
objectClass: organizationalPerson
objectClass: inetOrgPerson
objectClass: ds-cfg-root-dn-user
givenName: JMX
sn: User
cn: JMX User
userPassword: password
ds-cfg-inherit-default-root-privileges: false
ds-cfg-alternate-bind-dn: cn=JMX User
ds-privilege-name: jmx-read
ds-privilege-name: jmx-notify