Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 1 Administrator's Guide

Enabling Java Debugging for Your Server

The JVM can be started in debug mode and can be attached with a JPDA (Java Platform Debugger Architecture) debugger. When you enable debugging, you enable both local and remote debugging.

Sun Java System Web Server's debugging is based on the JPDA software. To enable debugging, perform the following tasks.

ProcedureEnable JVM Debugging

  1. Select the Configuration.

    Select the configuration from the configuration list. Click Configurations tab to get the list of available configuration.

  2. Click Java > JVM Settings tab.

  3. Select Enable Debug checkbox under Debug Java Settings.

  4. Provide JVM options as necessary by clicking the New button.

    The default JPDA options are as follows:


    -Xdebug -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=n,address=7896

    If you substitute suspend=y, the JVM starts in suspended mode and stays suspended until a debugger attaches to it. This is helpful if you want to start debugging as soon as the JVM starts. To specify the port to use when attaching the JVM to a debugger, specify address=port_number. Check out the JPDA documentation for a list of debugging options.