Specifications

Integrated Virtual Debugger for Eclipse Developer’s Guide
12 VMware, Inc.
Update the Eclipse Build Settings to Use a 1.4.x JRE
YoucannothaveGCJinstalledontheguestoperatingsystem.
TheguestoperatingsystemmustberunningJRE1.4.2orhigher.IfyouarenotusingJRE5.0ontheguest,you
mustupdatethebuildsettingsinEclipsetousea1.4.xJREontheguest.
To update the Eclipse build settings to use a 1.4.x JRE
1IntheEclipsePackageEx
plorer,right‐clickthetopmostfolder(Projectitem)andchooseProperties.
2IntheleftpaneofthePropertiespage,selectJavaCompiler.
3 SelectEnableprojectspecificsettings,andsettheJavaDevelopmentKit(JDK)ComplianceCompiler
compliancelevelto1.4.
Installing PSAPI.DLL on Windows NT
OnWindowsNT,youmustinstallthepsapi.dlllibraryfiletoretrieveprocessstatusinformationsothatthe
IntegratedVirtualDebuggercanattachtoaprocess.Youcandownloadpsapi.dllfromtheMicrosoft
DeveloperNetwork.
Disabling the Firewall on Linux Guest Systems
YoumustdisablethefirewallonLinuxguestoperatingsystems.TheIntegratedVirtualDebuggeropensan
availableport(searchingfromport49152)foreachdebuggingsession.
Configure the Firewall on Windows Guest Systems
Ifyouareusinga1.4.xJREonWindowsguestsystems,youmustdisablethefirew allorallowincoming
connectionstotheJVM.IfyourWindowssystem(suchasWindowsXPSP2,Windows2003,andWindows
Vista)allowsyoutoconfigureexceptionstothefirewall,youcanaddtheJVMtotheexcept
ionslist.
To configure the firewall on Windows guest systems
1 ChooseStart>ControlPanel>WindowsFirewallandselecttheExceptionstab.
2ClickAddProgramandbrowsetotheJavaexecutable.
Windows64‐bit Windows7UltimateEdition
Windows7EnterpriseEdition
Windows7Professional
Windows7HomePremium
Windows7HomeBasic
WindowsVistax64Edition(Aeroand3‐Deffectsnotyetsupported)
WindowsServer2003x64Edition
WindowsXPProfessionalx64
Linux32and64‐bit RedHatLinux9
RedHatEnterpriseLinux5.x
RedHa
tEnterpriseLinux4.x
RedHatEnterpriseLinuxAdvancedServer
EnterpriseServer
Workstation4and5
UbuntuLinux6.xx,8.04,8.10,and9.04
SUSELinux10
SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10
Table 2-1. Windows and Linux Guest Operating Systems (Continued)
Processor Type Operating System Edition