private boolean connectUsingRemoting( CommandContext cmdCtx, RemotingMBeanServerConnection rmtMBeanSvrConn) throws IOException, CliInitializationException { Connection conn = rmtMBeanSvrConn.getConnection(); Channel channel; final IoFuture<Channel> futureChannel = conn.openChannel("management", OptionMap.EMPTY); IoFuture.Status result = futureChannel.await(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS); if (result == IoFuture.Status.DONE) { channel = futureChannel.get(); } else { return false; } ModelControllerClient modelCtlrClient = ExistingChannelModelControllerClient.createReceiving(channel, createExecutor()); cmdCtx.bindClient(modelCtlrClient); return true; }