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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