You can test activation/passivation by setting the timeout parameter in the @CacheConfig annotation. | @Stateful | @CacheConfig(idleTimeoutSeconds=10) | public class HelloBean implements HelloBeanItf, Serializable { | | | @PrePassivate | public void beforePassivate () { | System.out.println("Going to be passivated"); | } | | @PostActivate | public void afterActivation () { | System.out.println("Going to be reactivated"); | } In this example the EJB will be passivated after 10 seconds. If you try to access to the Bean instance again then it will be reactivated.... Hope it helps View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4176147#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...