It is possible to set up your environment such that WebLogic Workshop runs on a different machine than your WebLogic Server. For instance, you can run WebLogic Workshop on a local Microsoft Windows 2000 machine while the WebLogic Server runs on a Linux machine. This configuration allows you to develop applications using a local installation of WebLogic Workshop and test them on a remote WebLogic Server. It also prevents you from having to build and deploy an EAR file to a remote machine each time you want to test an application. However the following conditions must be met.
Note if the remote server is running a production application and you wish to hit breakpoints on the application code, see How Do I: Debug an Application on a Remote Production Server?.
You must also configure WebLogic Workshop to use the remote WebLogic Server.
To Configure WebLogic Workshop to use a Remote WebLogic Server
You must start and stop the WebLogic Server from the WebLogic Server machine.
How Do I: Create a New WebLogic Workshop-Enabled WebLogic Server Domain?