Another alternative is to add into the second EAR a dependency on the MBean created for the EJB in the first EAR. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4197181#4197181 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4197181