Starting a Remote Debugging Session

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Remote debugging is the process of debugging an application that is running on a different computer. This technique is useful when you are developing an application that runs on a web server or on a different environment than the computer on which you are developing the application.

To start a remote debugging session:

  1. On the computer where the application is located, start the application in debugging mode. See your VM documentation for instructions on starting an application in debugging mode. For the Sun Microsystems Java Virtual Machine, the options can be found at:

  2. On the computer where the IDE is running, open the projects that contain the source for the application.
  3. Choose Run > Attach Debugger.
  4. Select the connector type and enter any required process information, then click OK. See your VM documentation for information about the connectors it provides.
See Also
Setting a Java Breakpoint
Starting a Local Debugging Session
Attaching Source Code to a JAR File

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