31.2. Sample scenario

In this scenario, we debug a portlet on a remote WebSphere Portal server V5.1. We will use the ActionEvent portlet created in Chapter 6, “IBM Portlet API portlet development” on page 203 and provided as additional material of this redbook.

The remote WebSphere Portal server and the Rational Application Developer run on separate machines.

31.2.1. Preparing Remote Portal server to debug

The following configurations are needed to configure WebSphere Portal Server to start in debug mode

1.
Start the WebSphere Application server by clicking Start → Programs → IBM WebSphere → Application Server → Start the Server.
2.
Once WebSphere Application Server has started, open the Administrative Console. In a Web browser, enter http://localhost:9090/admin ...

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