*
* @throws Exception
* - error on monitor initialization or startup
*/
public void startMonitor(long samplingFrequency) throws Exception {
monitor = new JmxMonitor();
// Check if the monitor should run in the verbose mode. In this mode
// the monitor dumps JMX Server URI, and a list of UIMA-AS services
// found in that server. The default is to not show this info.
if (System.getProperty("verbose") != null) {