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Integrating the VisualVM Profiler with Eclipse
Note: These instructions assume that you have already downloaded and installed the VisualVM.
- Download the .zip file containing the plugin from the IDE integration page.
- Extract the .zip file to an appropriate location.
- Start Eclipse.
- Click on Help+Install new software.
- Click on Add…, click on Local… and navigate to the directory/folder containing the extracted plugin.
- Expand the tree and select “Visual VM Launcher Feature”.
- Click on Next and complete the installation.
- Click on Run+Run Configurations….
- Select “Java Application” and click on the new configuration button.
- Enter “VisualVM” for the “Name:”.
- Next to the message about “Multiple launchers available”, click on “Select one…”, select “Use configuration specific settings”, select “VisualVM Launcher”, and click on OK.
- Click on Apply and Close.