31.1. Overview

Testing and debugging portlets are tasks that involve running portlets on a server, either on the test environment server within the workbench (local), or on a separate portal server (remote).

A WebSphere Portal Server Attach is a server type that allows Rational Application Developer tool to attach to a remote WebSphere Portal Server already started, so that you can run and debug a portlet application running on a remote WebSphere Portal system accessible through a network connection.

The sample development workstation and the remote Portal server are illustrated in Figure 31-1.

Figure 31-1. Remote Server Attach

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