To Use Sun Java Studio Enterprise 8 for Debugging

Sun Java Studio Enterprise 8 can be used for remote debugging if you want to manually attach the IDE to a remote web server started in debug mode.

1. Restart the server instance in the debug mode by using the Web Server Administration interface (Server Manager->JVM General->Debug Enabled).

2. Note the JPDA port number.

3. Start the IDE.

4. Choose Debug->Start.

5. Select the dt_socket method.

6. Type the remote machine name and JPDA port number.

   Any breakpoint created in the IDE on Servlet source code of a deployed application becomes active.