Running IBM i Debugger
Start the IBM® i Debugger components using these instructions.
Starting Debug Manager
To start Debug Manager from a command prompt on your client, run the following command:
java utilities.DebugMgr
Starting System Debugger
To start System Debugger from a command prompt on your client, run the following command:
java utilities.Debug <args>
where <args> represents any of the following command arguments:
- -u = User
- -s = System name
- -j = Job description, in the form of: job number/job user/job name
- -p = Program to run, in the form of: program library/program name
Note: Once you use Debug Manager to register your client, you
can issue the Start Debugging (STRDBG) CL command from an emulation
session to start System Debugger. You can also start System Debugger
directly from System Debug Manager.
Starting IBM i PASE Debugger
To start IBM i PASE Debugger from a command prompt on your client, run the following command:
java utilities.DebugPASE <args>
where <args> represents any of the following command arguments:
- -u = User
- -s = System name
- -p = Fully qualified path of program to run
- -pid = Process ID
Note: You can start IBM i PASE
Debugger directly from System Debug Manager. Unlike System Debugger,
you cannot start IBM i PASE
Debugger from an emulator session.
To learn more about IBM i Debugger, start IBM i Debugger and review the help information by performing one of the following actions:
- From the Help menu in any IBM i Debugger window, click Help.
- Press F1.