Administrator’s Guide (Windows)

3-10 FileMaker Pro Server Administrator’s Guide
Stopping FileMaker Pro Server
Stopping the FileMaker Pro Server service disconnects all
FileMaker Pro guests (after notification messages appear on all guest
computers) and closes all database files hosted by FileMaker Pro Server.
To stop FileMaker Pro Server:
1. In the Windows Control Panel, open the Services control panel.
2. Select the FileMaker Pro Server service in the list.
3. Click the Stop button, and click Yes in the confirmation dialog if
you’re sure you want to stop the service.
FileMaker Pro Server will give users 5 minutes to close files before
disconnecting them. The FileMaker Pro guests will see a notification
dialog box requesting that they close the files hosted by FileMaker Pro
Server. If guests don't close the files, the dialog box reappears one
minute before the files will be closed.
When the 5 minutes elapses, FileMaker Pro Server disconnects any
remaining guests and begins closing all of the open files. Completing the
process of stopping the service and closing the files may take several
minutes. FileMaker Pro Server needs time to disconnect all guests and
perform housekeeping tasks on large files before closing them.
To send a custom message to guests before stopping the service, or to specify
a different amount of time before disconnecting guests, use the
fmserver
stop command at the command prompt. See the next section, “Using the
command line with FileMaker Pro Server” for more information.
Important You should stop the FileMaker Pro Server service before
shutting down Windows NT. This gives FileMaker Pro Server adequate
time to alert guests before disconnecting them, and perform
housecleaning tasks before closing the hosted files.
Message when stopping
FileMaker Pro Server