Tim Haley [http://community.jboss.org/people/ymaraner] created the discussion "Re: POJO Service in an ear to provide lifecycle hooks?" To view the discussion, visit: http://community.jboss.org/message/593806#593806 -------------------------------------------------------------- We were having some issues getting started with mbeans and were open to using JBoss 6, which supports EJB 3.1. So, we decided to go with a @Startup @Singleton bean with @PostConstruct and @PreDestroy methods. Works like a charm. -------------------------------------------------------------- Reply to this message by going to Community [http://community.jboss.org/message/593806#593806] Start a new discussion in Beginner's Corner at Community [http://community.jboss.org/choose-container!input.jspa?contentType=1&...]