The client/server design of the Java debugger allows you to launch a Java program from computer on your network and debug it from the workstation running the platform. This is particularly useful when you are developing a program for a device that cannot host the development platform. It is also useful when debugging programs on dedicated machines such as web servers.
Note: To use remote debugging, you must be using a Java VM that supports this feature.
To debug a program remotely, you must be able to launch the program in debug mode on the remote machine so that it will wait for a connection from your debugger. The specific technique for launching the program and connecting the debugger are VM-specific. The basic steps are as follows:
More specific instructions for setting up a launch configuration for remote debugging should be obtained from your VM provider.
Using the remote Java application launch configuration
Disconnecting from a VM