# Remote VisualVM

## Start RMI registry

    $ rmiregistry -J-Djava.rmi.server.codebase=file:$JAVA_HOME/lib/tools.jar

## Create Policy file for jstatd

  * Create a file named `jstatd.all.policy`
  * With the following contents:

        grant codebase "file:${java.home}/../lib/tools.jar" { permission java.security.AllPermission; };

## Start jstatd

    $ jstatd -J-Djava.security.policy=/home/arun/jstatd.all.policy &

## Launch VisualVM on the remote host

    $ jvisualvm

After VisualVM is launched, select `"Remote" > "Add Remote Host.."` and enter the hostname where `jstatd` is running.