Debugging Over a Serial Line

TotalView allows you to debug programs over a serial line as well as TCP/IP sockets. However, if a network connection exists, you will probably want to use it because performance will be much better.

You will need to have two connections to the target machine. One connection is for the console and the other is for TotalView's use. Do not try to use one serial line. TotalView cannot share a serial line with the console.

The following figure illustrates a TotalView debugging session using a serial line. In this example, TotalView is communicating over a dedicated serial line with a TotalView Debugger Server running on the target host. A VT100 terminal is connected to the target host's console line, allowing you to type commands on the target host.

TotalView Debugging Session Over a Serial Line