(ZOS) Attaching a Rational tool to a remote debug session
The following steps describe how to attach an IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software product to a remote debug session on WAS for z/OS .
Remote debugging can prove useful when the program we are debugging behaves differently on a z/OS system than on the local system.
Tasks
- Enable the debug engine on WAS for z/OS using the administrative console. See debugging service details.
- Import the Java source code to debug into a Rational Application Developer product and set breakpoints. See topics on setting breakpoints in the Rational Application Developer documentation.
- In the Rational Application Developer product, open a debug perspective and create a debug session configuration.
- Attach the Rational Application Developer product to the WAS for z/OS debug runtime. See topics on remote debugging in the Rational Application Developer documentation.
- Run the Java code in WAS for z/OS to hit the breakpoints set in the Rational Application Developer product.
- Use the debugger controls and features to debug the application.
Debugging applications Debugging Service details Rational Application Developer documentation