Specifications

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YoucanuseremotedebuggingtodebugaJavaapplicationfrominsideavirtualmachinethathasadifferent
guestoperatingsystemfromthehost.Thischapterincludesthefollowingsections:
 “VirtualMachineRequirementsforDebuggingJavaApplications”onpage 11
 “ManagingVirtualMachineLaunchConfigurations”onpage 13
 “RunningandDebuggingApplicationsinVirtualMachines”onpage 14
Virtual Machine Requirements for Debugging Java Applications
TheIntegratedVirtualDebuggerissupportedonanyWorkstation7.0virtualmachinethatisrunninga
supportedWindowsorLinuxguestoperatingsystem.
Supported Guest Operating Systems
Thissectionprovidesasimplifiedlistofguestoperatingsystemssupportedfordebugginginvirtualmachines.
Forguestoperatingsystemsupport,knownissues,andinstallationinstructions,seetheonlineVMware
CompatibilityGuide.GototheVMwareWebsiteandselectResources>CompatibilityGuides,andclickthe
ViewtheGuest/HostOStabontheVMwareCompati
bilityGuideWebsitelink.Thisguidealsoprovides
notesoninstallingthemostcommonguestoperatingsystems.
TheIntegratedVirtualDebuggersupportsthefollowingWindows32‐bit,Windows64‐bit,Linux 32 ‐bit,and
Linux64‐bitguestoperatingsystems.
Remote Debugging in Java
Environment
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NOTEIfanoperatingsystemisnotlistedinthistable,itdoesnotsupportdebugginginavirtualmachine.
Table 2-1. Windows and Linux Guest Operating Systems
Processor Type Operating System Edition
Windows32‐bit Windows7UltimateEdition
Windows7EnterpriseEdition
Windows7Professional
Windows7HomePremium
Windows7HomeBasic
WindowsVista(alleditionsexceptVistaHomeEdition,whichcannotberuninavirtual
machinebecauseofMicrosoftlicensingrestrictions.)
WindowsServer2003
EnterpriseEditionandR2
WindowsXPProfessional
WindowsHomeEdit
ion
Windows2000Professional
Windows2000Server
Windows2000AdvancedServer