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Viewing a Process' Log File. When debugging, you may find it useful to watch the log file of a running process. Recall you can choose the level of detail displayed in a process' log file by configuring the Logging MBean for the process. To view the logging window, right-click on a process node in the tree, and select "Open Log" from the pop-up menu. A window will appear where you can view and search the output of your process. Click the "Wrap lines to window" checkbox to toggle wrapping on or off.

Accessing a Component's Served Directory. Installable components have an HTTP field in their Installable Component Descriptor that indicate where thay are served. You can access this URL by right-clicking on a component and selecting "Open HTTP Dir" from the pop-up menu. A browser window will open and display the contents of any document at this URL, if one exists.

Viewing a Platform's Performance Statistics. If you have the appropriate performance monitoring software installed on your platform, you can view disk and memory usage, CPU usage, and other performance data. To view performance statistics, right-click on a platform node and select "Performance Statistics...":

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