OLT Client Controller

The OLT Client Controller runs on the workstation where your client application, or servlet, is running. The Client Controller allows you to set the parameters that tell the OLT runtime where the OLT Server and the IBM Distributed Debugger are running. For additional help, refer to the HTML or PDF documentation provided during the user interface install. These files are installed to your x:\IBMDebug\doc directory.

The Client Controller serves several purposes:

Note: If you intend to trace applications running on more than one machine, you need to open a copy of the Client Controller on each of them.

Help is available for the following Client Controller setting nodes:

Monitoring mode settings

OLT offers five options for monitoring applications. While running an application, you can switch monitoring modes by selecting a new mode from this page and clicking OK. The new mode takes effect on the next call to the application server.

OLT server settings

The settings on this page indicate the location of the OLT server. If you change these values while the client application is running, the changes take effect the next time you start the application.

OLT Client Controller settings

This setting indicates the TCP/IP port from which all clients receive the values that are set by the Client Controller. You would typically change this port number only if there was a conflict.

Remote Debugger settings

The settings on this page indicate where the Debugger is to open.

  1. In the OLT viewer, select File > Preferences > OLT > OLT Client Controller Settings > Remote Debugger
  2. Enter the host name and TCP/IP port for the workstation on which you intend to run the Debugger daemon.
  3. Click OK to apply the change.
  4. If the machine where you intend to run the Debugger is different from the machine where the OLT Viewer is running, start the Debugger daemon manually on the machine where you want the Debugger to open.
If your application will be running on a different machine than OLT and the Debugger daemon, you must start the OLT Client Controller on that workstation prior to running your client application, and you must modify the host name value in the Remote Debugger settings to point to the workstation on which you manually started the Debugger daemon.

Appearance settings

Use this page to define the overall appearance of the Client Controller. You can select from three different texture and color schemes:

Help settings

Use this page to select the browser used to display online help files.