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| <h1> Using the remote Java application launch configuration </h1> |
| <p>The <strong>Remote Java Application </strong> launch configuration should |
| be used when debugging an application that is running on a remote VM. |
| Since the application is started on the remote system, the launch configuration |
| does not specify the usual information about the JRE, program arguments, or |
| VM arguments. Instead, information about connecting to the application |
| is supplied. </p> |
| <p>To create a <strong>Remote Java Application</strong> launch configuration, |
| do the following: </p> |
| <ol> |
| <li> Select <a class="command-link" href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.debug.ui.commands.OpenDebugConfigurations")'> <img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.png" alt="Opens the Debug Launch Configuration dialog"> <strong>Run > Debug...</strong></a> from |
| the workbench menu bar (or <strong>Debug...</strong> from the drop-down menu |
| on the <strong>Debug</strong> tool bar button) to show the launch configuration |
| dialog. </li> |
| <li> Select the <strong>Remote Java Application</strong> in the list of configuration |
| types on the left. </li> |
| <li> Click the <strong>New</strong> toolbar button. A new remote launch configuration |
| is created and three tabs are shown: <strong>Connect</strong>, <strong>Source</strong>, |
| and <strong>Common</strong>. </li> |
| <li> In the <strong>Project</strong> field of the <strong>Connect</strong> tab, |
| type or browse to select the project to use as a reference for the launch |
| (for source lookup). A project does not need to be specified. </li> |
| <li> The <strong>Connection Type</strong> field of the <strong>Connect</strong> tab |
| allows you to choose how you will connect to the virtual machine. In most |
| cases, you will be attaching to the vm at a specific location, in which case |
| select <em>Standard (Socket Attach)</em>. the rest of these instructions |
| assume you have chosen this option. The <em>Standard (Socket Listen)</em> connection |
| type creates a launch that will listen for incoming connections from a remote |
| VM. You will need to specify a port that the launch will listen at.</li> |
| <li> In the <strong>Host</strong> field of the <strong>Connect</strong> tab, |
| type the IP address or domain name of the host where the Java program is |
| running.<br> |
| If the program is running on the same machine as the workbench, type <em>localhost</em>. </li> |
| <li> In the <strong>Port</strong> field of the <strong>Connect</strong> tab, |
| type the port where the remote VM is accepting connections. Generally, this |
| port is specified when the remote VM is launched. </li> |
| <li> The <strong>Allow termination of remote VM</strong> flag is a toggle that |
| determines whether the <strong>Terminate</strong> command is enabled in the |
| debugger. Select this option if you want to be able to terminate the VM to |
| which you are connecting. </li> |
| <li> Click <strong>Debug</strong>. The launch attempts to connect to a VM at |
| the specified address and port, and the result is displayed in the Debug |
| view. If the launcher is unable to connect to a VM at the specified address, |
| an error message appears. </li> |
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| <p>Specific instructions for setting up the remote VM should be obtained from |
| your VM provider. </p> |
| <p> <img border="0" src="../images/ngrelc.png" alt="Related concepts" ><br> |
| <a href="../concepts/cdebugger.htm">Debugger</a><br> |
| <a href="../concepts/cremdbug.htm">Remote Debugging</a> </p> |
| <p> <img border="0" src="../images/ngrelt.png" alt="Related tasks" ><br> |
| <a href="../tasks/task-launching_java_program.htm">Launching a Java program</a><br> |
| <a href="task-disconnect_remote_debug.htm">Disconnecting from a VM</a><br> |
| <a href="../tasks/tasks-executionArgs.htm">Setting execution arguments</a> </p> |
| <p> <img border="0" src="../images/ngrelr.png" alt="Related reference" ><br> |
| <a href="../reference/views/debug/ref-debug_view.htm">Debug view</a> </p> |
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