Changing Tomcat's Properties
See Also
The
node
in the Services window represents a physical installation of a Tomcat Web Server.
When you choose the install Tomcat with the IDE, the installer automatically adds an instance for
the bundled Tomcat Web Server. You can
register additional Tomcat Web Servers using the Add New Server dialog box.
Working with this Node
If you right-click this node and display the contextual menu, you see a list
of menu items that enable you to work with this node. The following list describes
some of these menu items and provides links to topics that explain more.
- Start. Starts the server.
- Start in Debug Mode. Starts the server in debug mode.
- Start in Profile Mode. Starts the server in profile mode.
- Restart. Stops and restarts the server.
- Stop. Stops the server.
- Refresh. Shows the status (started or stopped) of the server.
- Remove. Removes the server from the Servers node.
- Edit server.xml. Opens the server.xml file in the Source
Editor. It is recommended to edit this file using the Tomcat Manager. Only advanced
users should edit this file in the Source Editor.
- View Server Output. Displays the server log file as defined in
the server.xml file. This item is enabled
when the server is running. If no logger is defined in the context.xml
file, logging for that context is performed in this shared context log.
- Properties. Opens the Tomcat Web Server instance's Properties dialog box.
- See Also
- Tomcat Instance Property Sheet
- Registering a Tomcat Web Server
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