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1. Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger User s Manual Optional Setting Pre Debug Event Properties Pre Debug Event properties determine which actions are performed before the debug command is run All of these settings are optional To configure actions to perform before beginning debugging 1 2 Choose VMware gt Options and select Pre Debug Event in the left pane Set Revert to Parent Snapshot to Yes or No If set to Yes the virtual machine reverts to its parent snapshot when the debugging session is started The default is No Set Copy Files to a semicolon delimited list of paired file or directory names that are copied from the host to the guest machine in the form lt host_machine_file folder gt lt virtual_machine_file folder gt Click Browse to select from files on the system All specified files are copied before any pre debugging commands are executed Set Command Line to one or more semicolon delimited commands that are run after files are copied as described in the preceding step and before the debugging session starts Click Browse to enter commands using a dialog box Optional Setting Post Debug Event Properties Post Debug Event properties determine which actions are performed after the debug command is terminated All of these settings are optional To configure actions to perform after debugging has occurred 1 2 Choose VMware gt Options and select Post Debug Event in the left pane Set Comman2. VMware courses offer extensive hands on labs case study examples and course materials designed to be used as on the job reference tools For more information about VMware Education Services go to http mylearn1 vmware com mgrreg index cfm 6 VMware Inc Overview of the Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger The Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger provides a configurable interface between Visual Studio and virtual machines making it easy to develop and debug applications that run in multiple Windows operating system environments on a single PC Debugging your applications in virtual machines enables you to reproduce and record errors while maintaining the integrity of the host machine You can perform typical debugging tasks such as pausing at breakpoints stepping through code and viewing and modifying the state of your application all without impacting the host environment You can manage configuration settings for each virtual machine in which you want to execute and debug applications Virtual machine configuration properties which you set in the Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger configuration pages determine which virtual machine to run the application in and how the application is executed Using these configurations you can m Start an application debugging session in a virtual machine m Start an application in a virtual machine without debugging m Start a debugging session that attaches to a process already ru
3. aspx Host System Requirements The Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger can run on most Windows host operating systems supported by Workstation 6 that have a supported version of Visual Studio installed On Windows Server 2003 only Enterprise Edition SP1 and R2 are supported If remote debugging is not working on a Windows Vista host try the following Manually configure the firewall to allow traffic from Visual Studio m Run Visual Studio with Administrator permissions For more information see http msdn2 microsoft com en us vstudio aa972193 aspx Virtual Machine Requirements and Recommendations 10 This section includes requirements and configuration recommendations for virtual machines Guest Operating System Support The Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger is supported on any Workstation 6 virtual machine that is running a supported Windows guest operating system with the exceptions of Windows NT Windows Me Windows 98 Windows 95 Windows for Workgroups Windows 3 1 Windows XP Home Edition and Windows Vista Starter Edition Make sure that the version of VMware Tools on the guest operating system matches the version of Workstation 6 which the Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger is a component of on the host VMware Inc Chapter 2 Setting Up the Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger Environment Configuring the Network Set up the virtual machine network as Bridged or Host only On Windows X
4. on both systems must match on the host and the guest Otherwise the Remote Debug Monitor on the guest will not be able to communicate with the Visual Studio debugger on the host For additional information on setting up Windows user accounts for remote debugging see http msdn2 microsoft com en us library ms164725 aspx NOTE Communication between Visual Studio and the guest operating system is not initiated until the virtual machine is powered on and the configured user is logged in This user runs the Remote Debug Monitor on the guest which in turn communicates with the Visual Studio debugger on the host To prevent a time delay power on the virtual machine and log in to the guest operating system before debugging in a virtual machine You can set up automatic login to bypass the login screen when the guest is booting as described next Setting the Password Policy Windows has a default security feature that helps protect users with blank passwords from network based attacks Users who do not password protect their accounts can log in only at their physical computer console the monitor keyboard and mouse that is physically connected to their computer This restriction applies only to local user accounts not to domain user accounts For information on how to disable blank password restrictions see http support microsoft com id 303846 Suppressing Security Prompts Running an application from a network share triggers a se
5. P in the guest system Control Panel gt Administrative Tools gt Local Security Policy gt Local Policies gt Security Options page set the policy Network access Sharing and security model for local accounts to Classic local users authenticated as themselves On Windows Vista Classic local users authenticated as themselves is the default value for this policy To verify that this policy is set correctly follow the same steps as for Windows XP NOTE It is not possible to view this policy on Windows Vista Home Premium and Vista Home Basic Configuring the Firewall on Windows XP SP2 Virtual Machines Windows XP SP2 systems have the firewall enabled by default To debug in a virtual machine with Windows XP SP2 you must disable the firewall or configure it appropriately VMware recommends disabling the firewall Virtual machines are protected behind the host firewall For information on setting up remote debugging in Visual Studio using Windows XP SP2 with the firewall enabled see m http msdn microsoft com security productinfo xpsp2 default aspx pull library en us dnwxp html xpsp 2remotedebug asp http support microsoft com default aspx scid kb 5BLN 5D 833977 2020 Configuring User Accounts Log in to the guest operating system with an Administrator account Use the same local or domain user account on the host machine to log in to the guest operating system NOTE The user name password and domain name if not local
6. Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger User s Manual Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger User s Manual Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger User s Manual Revision 20070503 Item WS ENG Q107 298 You can find the most up to date technical documentation on our Web site at http www vmware com support The VMware Web site also provides the latest product updates If you have comments about this documentation submit your feedback to docfeedback vmware com 2007 VMware Inc All rights reserved Protected by one or more of U S Patent Nos 6 397 242 6 496 847 6 704 925 6 711 672 6 725 289 6 735 601 6 785 886 6 789 156 6 795 966 6 880 022 6 944 699 6 961 806 6 961 941 7 069 413 7 082 598 7 089 377 7 111 086 7 111 145 7 117 481 7 149 843 and 7 155 558 patents pending VMware the VMware boxes logo and design Virtual SMP and VMotion are registered trademarks or trademarks of VMware Inc in the United States and or other jurisdictions All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies VMware Inc 3145 Porter Drive Palo Alto CA 94304 www vmware com 2 VMware Inc Contents Preface 5 1 Overview of the Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger 7 Configuration Options When Starting an Application in a Virtual Machine 7 Configuration Options When Attaching to a Process Running in a Virtual Machine 8 2 Setting Up the Visual Studio Integra
7. ard NOTE Deselecting Start in Tools gt Add In Manager does not prevent the Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger Add in from loading Cleaning Up After a Crash If you try to run the debugger locally after a debugging session in a virtual machine crashes or freezes you might get a Visual Studio error that indicates that the remote server cannot be found To reset Visual Studio to debug locally m In C choose Project Property Pages gt Debugging and set the Debugger to Launch property to Local Windows Debugger Set the Command property to either an empty string or the correct local path m InC and VB choose Project Property Pages gt Debug Make sure Start project is selected and Use remote machine is deselected Optionally remove any shared folders that were used to run the debug command and the Remote Debug Monitor Shared folders are usually removed at the end of a debugging session but they might not be removed in the following circumstances m If the debugging session causes a crash m If the virtual machine is powered off while the debugging session is still running These shared folders are typically reused when another debugging session is started so this cleanup is not required VMware Inc 13 Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger User s Manual 14 VMware Inc Using the Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger The Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger enables you to m Manage configurati
8. ation properties for existing configurations as described in Setting Configuration Properties on page 16 The configuration selected in the Configuration drop down menu is the one being edited in the configuration pages while the configuration selected in the Active Configuration drop down menu is the one used when you choose VMware gt Start or VMware gt Start Without Debugging Creating Configurations This section describes how to create a new configuration To create a new configuration 1 Choose VMware gt Options 2 Click the New icon next to the Configuration drop down menu VMware Inc 15 Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger User s Manual 3 Inthe New Configuration page type a name for the new configuration 4 Choose a configuration to copy settings from The default selection is lt Default gt which includes the default values for all properties that have them 5 Click OK The new configuration is created and listed as the active configuration in the Configuration and Active Configuration drop down menus Next edit the configuration properties as described in Setting Configuration Properties on page 16 Renaming Configurations You can rename an existing configuration To rename a configuration 1 Choose VMware gt Options 2 Choose the configuration you want to rename from the Configuration drop down menu and click the Edit icon 3 In the Edit Configuration page select the configuration you wa
9. curity prompt every time the file is accessed VMware recommends that you turn off security prompts on the guest operating system VMware Inc 11 Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger User s Manual 12 To turn off security prompts on the guest system 1 In Internet Explorer choose Tools gt Internet Options gt Security gt Local Intranet and click Sites 2 Click Advanced and add a new Web site file host Alternatively you can edit the registry key directly To turn off security prompts by editing the registry key 1 Open the registry 2 Add anew key host under HKCU Software Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion InternetSettings ZoneMap Domains 3 Inthe host key create a new DWORD Value called file and set its value to 1 Installing the Microsoft NET Framework to Support Managed Applications To debug managed C C and Visual Basic applications which use the Common Language Runtime you must install the Microsoft NET Framework version 2 0 or higher on the guest operating system Using Unique Virtual Machine Computer Names Verify that the computer names are unique on all virtual machines otherwise the Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger cannot find the appropriate virtual machine on the network To rename a computer 1 On the guest system choose Start gt Control Panel gt System 2 Select the Computer Name tab 3 Click Change 4 Type a unique name and click OK Installing and Starting the Remote Deb
10. d Line to one or more semicolon delimited commands that are run after the debugging session ends Click Browse to enter commands using a dialog box Set Termination Mode to m No operation default m Power off m Revert to parent snapshot m Suspend Starting a Debugging Session in a Virtual Machine 18 You can debug an application in any configured virtual machine To start a debugging session in a virtual machine 1 2 Choose VMware gt Start NOTE You must log in to the guest system manually before the application is started For additional information see Configuring User Accounts on page 11 The application is started in the virtual machine Perform debugging tasks as you would from the Debug gt Start Debugging Visual Studio menu If you want to kill the processes associated with the debugging session on the guest system and restart debugging choose VMware gt Restart VMware Inc Chapter 3 Using the Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger Starting a Session Without Debugging in a Virtual Machine You can start an application in any configured virtual machine without debugging When you start an application without debugging the Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger 1 Powers on the virtual machine if necessary 2 Shares the folder to the executable 3 Runs the executable 4 Removes the shared folder when the executable terminates When you start an application without debugging the in
11. e guest 16 VMware Inc Chapter 3 Using the Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger m The location of the Remote Debug Monitor on the host m The name of the Remote Debug Monitor on the guest To set general properties 1 Choose VMware gt Options and select General in the left pane 2 Set Command to the command to be executed by the debugger in the guest system Click Browse to select a path to the executable on the host file system The command directory is automatically shared between the host and the guest 3 Set Run Command As to indicate how the debug command is run either as a host path through a shared folder or a guest path When a host path through a shared folder is selected the folder where the command is located is shared before the debugging session is started The command is executed from the shared folder and when the debugging session ends the folder is no longer shared The name of the shared folder is host Shared Folders ProjectName lt random_number gt When a guest path is selected the command is executed from the specified path on the guest The default is a host path through a shared folder 4 Set Remote Debug Monitor to the location of the Remote Debug Monitor on the host The default is the Visual Studio installed path typically Program Files Microsoft Visual Studio 8 Common7 IDE Remote Debugger x86 msvsmon exe Use the default remote debug monitor if you are debugging a 32 bit process in a 32 bi
12. ectories and paths Monospace bold User input Italic Document titles glossary terms and occasional emphasis lt Name gt Variable and parameter names VMware Inc 5 Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger User s Manual Technical Support and Education Resources The following sections describe the technical support resources available to you Self Service Support Use the VMware Technology Network VMTN for self help tools and technical information m Product information http www vmware com products m Technology information http www vmware com vcommunity technology m Documentation http www vmware com support pubs m VMTN Knowledge Base http www vmware com support kb m Discussion forums http www vmware com community m User groups http www vmware com vcommunity usergroups html For more information about the VMware Technology Network go to http www vmtn net Online and Telephone Support Use online support to submit technical support requests view your product and contract information and register your products Go to http www vmware com support Customers with appropriate support contracts should use telephone support for the fastest response on priority 1 issues Go to http www vmware com support phone_support html Support Offerings Find out how VMware support offerings can help meet your business needs Go to http www vmware com support services VMware Education Services
13. f you want to debug a 64 bit process in a 64 bit virtual machine use the 64 bit Remote Debug Monitor Program Files Microsoft Visual Studio 8 Common7 IDE Remote Debugger x64 msvsmon exe 4 Type a name for the Remote Debug Monitor on the guest The default name is VMDebug NOTE If a Remote Debug Monitor is already running on the guest you can start another one with a different name or use one that is already running 5 Choose the process you want to attach to from the list of available processes and click Attach If you want to refresh the list of running processes click Refresh VMware Inc 19 Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger User s Manual 20 VMware Inc Index A attaching to a process 19 C configuration pages 15 configuration properties setting post debug event properties 18 setting pre debug event properties 18 setting virtual machine properties 17 configurations creating 15 managing 15 removing 16 renaming 16 D debugging attaching to a process in a virtual machine 19 starting in a virtual machine 18 K knowledge base accessing 6 P properties setting post debug event 18 setting pre debug event 18 setting virtual machine 17 S starting debugging session in a virtual machine 18 session in a virtual machine without debugging 19 T technical support resources 6 U user groups accessing 6 V VMware community forums accessing 6 VMware Inc 21 Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debu
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15. he Debugger to a Process Running in a Virtual Machine 19 Index 21 VMware Inc Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger User s Manual 4 VMware Inc Preface This preface provides information about the Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger User s Manual and links to VMware technical support and educational resources This preface contains the following topics m About This Book on page 5 m Technical Support and Education Resources on page 6 About This Book This manual the Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger User s Manual provides information about setting up and using the Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger Intended Audience This book is intended for anyone who needs to set up or use the Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger The integrated virtual debugger is intended primarily for people who do software development testing and debugging in multiple Windows operating systems or computing environments Document Feedback If you have comments about this documentation submit your feedback to docfeedback vmware com Conventions Table P 2 illustrates the typographic conventions used in this manual Table P 1 Conventions Used in This Manual Style Elements Blue online only Cross references and email addresses Blue boldface online only Links Black boldface User interface elements such as button names and menu items Monospace Commands filenames dir
16. mmand as a shared path on the host or as a guest path m The location of the Remote Debug Monitor on the host m The name of the Remote Debug Monitor on the guest VMware Inc 7 Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger User s Manual You can specify the following additional settings when you start debugging an application in a virtual machine but not when you start an application without debugging m Optional The location of folders to be shared between the host and the guest m Optional Actions to perform before starting an application in a virtual machine including m Copying files or folders from the host to the virtual machine m Reverting the virtual machine to the parent snapshot m Running specified pre execution commands in the guest For example if you must register new DLLs in the virtual machine each time the program is recompiled you can create a DLL registration script and specify that it must be run during setup m Optional Actions to perform after an application in a virtual machine is terminated including m Running specified post execution commands for example to perform cleanup tasks on the guest m Setting the virtual machine state to m No operation remain powered on no shutdown action m Powered off m The parent snapshot m Suspended Configuration Options When Attaching to a Process Running in a Virtual Machine To configure a debugging session that attaches to a process already running in a vir
17. ne Properties on page 17 VMware Inc Chapter 2 Setting Up the Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger Environment Troubleshooting Tips This section contains additional information that enables you to use the Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger successfully Changing Shortcut Keys If you change the shortcut keys for VMDebugger commands in Tools gt Options gt Keyboard the tooltips for the VMware menu and toolbar will not reflect the changes until you restart Visual Studio Reinstalling VMware Tools If the Debugging Session Does Not Start If the debugging session fails to start and the last message in the VMware output window and log file is Waiting for VMware Tools to start check whether the guest system has the latest VMware Tools installed and running If not upgrade to the latest version of VMware Tools Exiting Visual Studio Before Powering Off a Virtual Machine If you attempt to exit Visual Studio after starting a debugging session but before logging in or running VMware Tools on the guest operating system Visual Studio will not exit until the virtual machine is powered off or the user is logged in to the guest operating system Unloading the VMDebugger Add in To permanently uninstall the Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger run the Workstation installation program select Modify on the Program Maintenance page deselect Visual Studio PlugIn in the Custom setup and continue through the installation wiz
18. nning in a virtual machine Once configured the integrated virtual debugger finds the virtual machine powers it on if necessary sets up the environment based on your configuration settings and starts or attaches to the application This chapter lists the configuration options for starting an application in a virtual machine and for attaching to a process already running in a virtual machine It contains the following sections m Configuration Options When Starting an Application in a Virtual Machine on page 7 Configuration Options When Attaching to a Process Running in a Virtual Machine on page 8 For information on installation and other requirements for the Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger see Chapter 2 Setting Up the Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger Environment on page 9 For information on how to manage virtual machine configurations and how to start applications in virtual machines see Chapter 3 Using the Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger on page 15 Configuration Options When Starting an Application in a Virtual Machine To configure how to start an application with or without debugging in a virtual machine you can specify the following settings in the Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger configuration pages m The command to be executed by Visual Studio in the guest operating system m The name of the virtual machine vmx configuration file m Whether to run the co
19. nt to rename and click Rename 4 Type the new name over the existing name and press Enter 5 At the confirmation prompt click Yes 6 Click Close The renamed configuration is listed as the active configuration in the Configuration drop down menu You can edit its configuration properties as described in Setting Configuration Properties on page 16 Removing Configurations You can remove an existing configuration To remove a configuration 1 Choose VMware gt Options 2 Choose the name of the configuration you want to delete from the Configuration drop down menu and click the Edit icon 3 In the Edit Configuration page select the configuration you want to delete and click Remove 4 At the confirmation prompt click Yes 5 Click Close The configuration is removed from the Configuration drop down menu Setting Configuration Properties You can edit configuration properties for a specific configuration by choosing the configuration name from the Configuration drop down menu You can also edit configuration properties for all configurations by choosing All Configurations from the Configuration drop down menu The Default configuration initially includes the default values for all properties that have them Setting General Properties General properties include m The command to be executed by Visual Studio in the guest operating system m How the command is run as a path on the host in a shared folder or as a path on th
20. on settings for application execution and debugging in virtual machines m Start an application debugging session in a virtual machine m Start an application in a virtual machine without debugging m Start a debugging session that attaches to a process already running in a virtual machine This chapter contains the following sections m Managing Configurations on page 15 m Setting Configuration Properties on page 16 m Starting a Debugging Session in a Virtual Machine on page 18 m Starting a Session Without Debugging in a Virtual Machine on page 19 m Attaching the Debugger to a Process Running in a Virtual Machine on page 19 The Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger uses the features of the Remote Debug Monitor msvsmon exe to communicate with the guest operating system Chapter 2 Setting Up the Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger Environment on page 9 describes the Visual Studio host system and virtual machine requirements to perform remote debugging Managing Configurations Before you can start or debug applications in a virtual machine you must create or modify virtual machine configurations and set configuration properties The Default configuration initially includes the default values for all properties that have them Choose VMware gt Options to manage configurations You can create rename and remove configurations as described in this section and you can set and modify configur
21. s Manual Vista Starter Edition The Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger uses the features of the Remote Debug Monitor msvsmon exe to communicate with the guest operating system VMware recommends that you install Visual Studio 2005 SP1 For more information see http msdn2 microsoft com en us vstudio bb265237 aspx For important information about running Visual Studio 2005 on Windows Vista see http msdn2 microsoft com en us vstudio aa972193 aspx Running the Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger on Windows Vista Starter Edition is not supported For information about issues running Visual Studio on Windows Vista Starter Edition see http msdn2 microsoft com en us vstudio aa964140 aspx question46 Supported Languages The C C Native and Managed C and Visual Basic languages are supported Configuring the Runtime Library Setting for C Applications When you debug on a physically remote machine or in a virtual machine the application might not start if the runtime library setting is set to certain values If you encounter this problem change the C runtime library setting To update the Visual Studio runtime library setting 1 Choose Project gt Properties 2 Expand Configuration Properties gt C C and select Code Generation 3 Set Code Generation to Runtime Library property to Multi threaded MT or Multi threaded Debug MTd For additional information see http msdn2 microsoft com en us library ms235624
22. t virtual machine If you want to debug a 32 bit process in a 64 bit virtual machine use the Remote Debug Monitor Program Files x86 Microsoft Visual Studio 8 Common7 IDE Remote Debugger x86 msvsmon exe If you want to debug a 64 bit process in a 64 bit virtual machine use the 64 bit Remote Debug Monitor Program Files Microsoft Visual Studio 8 Common7 IDE Remote Debugger x64 msvsmon exe 5 Type a name for the Remote Debug Monitor on the guest The default name is lt user name gt If a Remote Debug Monitor is already running on the guest when the new connection is made between the Remote Debug Monitor on the guest and the Visual Studio debugger on the host you are prompted to choose whether to connect to the one that is running or start another one with a different name Setting Virtual Machine Properties Virtual machine properties include m The path to the virtual machine file vmx file m Optional The location of any directories shared between the host and the guest To set virtual machine properties 1 Choose VMware gt Options and select Virtual Machine in the left pane 2 Set Virtual Machine to the path to the virtual machine file vmx file Click Browse to select from vmx files on the system 3 Optional Set Shared Folders to a semicolon delimited list of paired folder names in the form lt shared_name gt lt host_folder_name gt Click Browse to enter share names and folder names using a dialog box VMware Inc 17
23. ted Virtual Debugger Environment 9 Microsoft Visual Studio Requirements and Recommendations 9 Supported Versions of Visual Studio 9 Supported Languages 10 Configuring the Runtime Library Setting for C Applications 10 Host System Requirements 10 Virtual Machine Requirements and Recommendations 10 Guest Operating System Support 10 Configuring the Network 11 Configuring the Firewall on Windows XP SP2 Virtual Machines 11 Configuring User Accounts 11 Setting the Password Policy 11 Suppressing Security Prompts 11 Installing the Microsoft NET Framework to Support Managed Applications 12 Using Unique Virtual Machine Computer Names 12 Installing and Starting the Remote Debug Monitor Manually on Windows 98 Guest Systems 12 Troubleshooting Tips 13 Changing Shortcut Keys 13 Reinstalling VMware Tools If the Debugging Session Does Not Start 13 Exiting Visual Studio Before Powering Off a Virtual Machine 13 Unloading the VMDebugger Add in 13 Cleaning Up Aftera Crash 13 3 Using the Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger 15 Managing Configurations 15 Creating Configurations 15 Renaming Configurations 16 Removing Configurations 16 Setting Configuration Properties 16 Setting General Properties 16 Setting Virtual Machine Properties 17 Optional Setting Pre Debug Event Properties 18 Optional Setting Post Debug Event Properties 18 Starting a Debugging Session in a Virtual Machine 18 Starting a Session Without Debugging in a Virtual Machine 19 Attaching t
24. tegrated virtual debugger does not execute pre debug or post debug operations share additional directories or start the Remote Debug Monitor on the guest system To start an application in a virtual machine without debugging Choose VMware gt Start Without Debugging NOTE You must log in to the guest system manually before you can run the application For additional information see Configuring User Accounts on page 11 The application is started in the virtual machine Attaching the Debugger to a Process Running in a Virtual Machine You can debug an application that is already running in a virtual machine To attach the debugger to a running process 1 Choose VMware gt Attach to Process The Attach to Process page is displayed 2 Choose the virtual machine on which to view running processes from the Running Virtual Machines drop down menu Only virtual machines that are powered on appear in the drop down menu 3 Set Remote Debug Monitor to the location of the Remote Debug Monitor on the host The default is the Visual Studio installed path typically Program Files Microsoft Visual Studio 8 Common7 IDE Remote Debugger x86 msvsmon exe Use the default remote debug monitor if you are debugging a 32 bit process in a 32 bit virtual machine If you want to debug a 32 bit process in a 64 bit virtual machine use the Remote Debug Monitor Program Files x86 Microsoft Visual Studio 8 Common7 IDE Remote Debugger x86 msvsmon exe I
25. the project file when a project of a type supported by the integrated virtual debugger is loaded in Visual Studio A log file vmware vsid lt integer gt log is created in the Documents and Settings lt user_name gt Local Settings Temp directory You can choose VMware gt About VMware Virtual Debugger to view the log file name This log file contains informational and error messages about the actions of the integrated virtual debugger You can debug in multiple virtual machines simultaneously You can also debug multiple sessions in a single virtual machine However you cannot debug on a local or physically remote machine and in a virtual machine at the same time This chapter contains the following sections Microsoft Visual Studio Requirements and Recommendations on page 9 Host System Requirements on page 10 Virtual Machine Requirements and Recommendations on page 10 Troubleshooting Tips on page 13 Microsoft Visual Studio Requirements and Recommendations This section includes requirements and configuration recommendations for Visual Studio Visual Studio must be running on the same system as Workstation 6 Supported Versions of Visual Studio Only Visual Studio 2005 Professional and Team Systems editions are supported These versions of Visual Studio allow remote debugging on Windows systems with the exceptions of Windows NT and Windows VMware Inc Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger User
26. tual machine you can specify the following in the Attach to Process dialog box m The name of the virtual machine vmx configuration file m The location of the Remote Debug Monitor on the host m The name of the Remote Debug Monitor on the guest 8 VMware Inc Setting Up the Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger Environment Review the requirements and recommendations in this chapter before following the instructions in the Workstation User s Manual to install the Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger as an optional component of Workstation 6 The Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger can be installed on any supported Windows host system that is running Workstation 6 and has a supported version of Visual Studio installed When you install the Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger The associated DLLs are placed in the Program Files VMware VMware Workstation Visual Studio Integrated Debugger and Program Files VMware VMware VIX ws 2 32bit directories When you restart Visual Studio the integrated virtual debugger is loaded and the VMware menu and toolbar become available A preference file vsid prefs xml1 is created in the Documents and Settings lt user_name gt Application Data VMware directory Do not edit this file directly It is updated when you make changes in the integrated virtual debugger configuration pages A file lt project_name gt idc is created for each project in same directory as
27. ug Monitor Manually on Windows 98 Guest Systems To enable debugging in a virtual machine the Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Debugger shares the host folder that contains the Remote Debug Monitor and runs that Remote Debug Monitor on the guest On Windows 98 it is not possible to run the Remote Debug Monitor or any executable from a shared folder An attempt to do so generates the error The remote debugger is not properly installed On a Windows ME or Windows 98 computer the debugger cannot be run off a file share Run the remote debugger setup Instead you must manually install and start the Remote Debug Monitor executable msvsmon exe on the guest operating system before starting a debugging session You can copy msvsmon exe to the guest before starting the debug session create a mapping to a network share with the host where msvsmon exe is located or install msvsmon exe from the Visual Studio 2005 installation CD NOTE Once the debugging session starts click Yes when prompted to use the existing instance of the Remote Debug Monitor Due to this shared folder limitation you must also m Set Run Command As to a guest path This property which indicates how the command being executed by the debugger is run is described in Setting General Properties on page 16 m Leave Shared Directories unset because directories cannot be shared between the host and the guest This property is described in Setting Virtual Machi
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