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Dobi17-Peridot
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September 25, 2025
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Eclipse IDE on Windchill with multiple methodservers

  • September 25, 2025
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I am using Windchill PDMLink Release 13.0 and Datecode with CPS 13.0.2.1

In our dev environment we installed Eclipse per documentation in the customization guide. This reduced the number of MethodServers from 3 to just 1. How do we restore the other 2 method servers with eclipse still running?

Here are the errors that I faced
No error message. Before eclipse setup, we had 3 method servers. Post eclipse setup with the required additions in the wt.properties file we have just 1 and can't find a way to restore the other 2.
    Best answer by MTH

    Hi  Dobi,

    The behaviour of IDE( not specific to eclipse) seems to be relevant in the sens that if you want to debug, the debugger should catch all the user interactions on a given port. So i you have multiple method servers, a debugger won't be able to catch the interactions on the 2 method servers for which it's not listening on their ports. More generally, since the debugger is not meant to be run on production server, you can manage by running only one method server is in case you need the debug(i'm not aware of configuring multiple debuggers on different ports for different method servers).

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    Fadel
    Fadel23-Emerald I
    23-Emerald I
    September 25, 2025

    I'm not aware of such scenario , but to set number of method servers see https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS66035 

    Buiꓘa
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    cgautier18-Opal
    18-Opal
    September 30, 2025

    Hi Dobi,

    You can also refer HC page:

    WCInstall_SetUpNumbers

    BTW, do you need to run MethodServer and bgms ?

    Charles.

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    MTH13-AquamarineAnswer
    13-Aquamarine
    September 29, 2025

    Hi  Dobi,

    The behaviour of IDE( not specific to eclipse) seems to be relevant in the sens that if you want to debug, the debugger should catch all the user interactions on a given port. So i you have multiple method servers, a debugger won't be able to catch the interactions on the 2 method servers for which it's not listening on their ports. More generally, since the debugger is not meant to be run on production server, you can manage by running only one method server is in case you need the debug(i'm not aware of configuring multiple debuggers on different ports for different method servers).

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      Dobi17-PeridotAuthor
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      September 29, 2025

      This actually makes sense... so if I am running an IDE of any sort on my dev environment, it makes sense that there's only 1 method server. 

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