Guide to Updating Plug-ins
Table Of Contents
- Preface Using the FileMakerServer documentation
- Chapter 1 Welcome to FileMakerServer 5.5
- Chapter 2 Installing FileMakerServer in Windows
- Chapter 3 Installing FileMakerServer in MacOS 8.6 to 9.1
- Chapter 4 Installing FileMakerServer in MacOS X
- Chapter 5 Installing FileMaker Server in Red Hat Linux
- Chapter 6 Configuring FileMakerServer (Windows and Mac OS)
- Using the configuration assistants (Windows)
- Opening the Properties dialog box (Windows)
- Opening the Preferences dialog box (MacOS 8.6 to 9.1)
- Opening the Preferences dialog (MacOSX)
- Setting the number of guests
- Allowing disconnection of idle guests
- Authenticating guest log on (Windows)
- Setting the maximum number of files
- Changing the amount of memory used by FileMakerServer
- Adjusting memory (MacOS 8.6 to 9.1)
- Setting how often the cache is flushed
- Allowing single user files to be hosted
- Allowing software updates to be downloaded automatically
- Opening runtime solutions automatically (Windows and MacOS X)
- Opening runtime solutions automatically (MacOS 8.6 to 9.1)
- Enabling remote administration
- Specifying a custom host name
- Maximizing performance (MacOS 8.6 to 9.1)
- Choosing network protocols
- Setting the preferred IP address
- Recording usage statistics and settingsizelimits
- Setting a size limit for the Application Log (WindowsNT)
- Setting a size limit for the Application Log (Windows2000)
- Setting a size limit for the event log (MacOS)
- Using FileMaker Server with a directoryservice
- Restoring FileMaker Server defaultsettings
- Protecting files with a password
- How FileMakerServer behaves during system sleep (Windows 2000 and Mac OS)
- Chapter 7 Administering FileMakerServer (Windows and Mac OS)
- Starting FileMakerServer (WindowsNT)
- Starting FileMaker Server (Windows 2000)
- Stopping FileMakerServer (WindowsNT)
- Stopping FileMakerServer (Windows2000)
- Starting FileMakerServer (MacOS8.6to9.1)
- Quitting FileMakerServer (MacOS8.6to9.1)
- Starting FileMakerServer (MacOS X)
- Quitting FileMakerServer (Mac OS X)
- Using remote administration
- Automatically downloading the Server Administration plug-in to a remote computer
- Opening the Remote Administration window
- Listing hosted files and current guests
- Viewing usage statistics for FileMakerServer
- Hosting FileMakerPro5.x files
- Closing hosted files
- Disconnecting guests
- Viewing detailed information about hosted files andguests
- Sending messages to guests
- Sending messages to all guests
- Determining if you have exclusive access to hosteddatabases
- Using local administration (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 )
- Opening the local administration window (MacOS 8.6 to 9.1)
- Listing hosted files and guests (MacOS 8.6 to 9.1)
- Viewing usage statistics (MacOS 8.6 to 9.1)
- Hosting FileMaker Pro 5.x files (MacOS 8.6 to 9.1)
- Closing hosted files (MacOS 8.6 to 9.1)
- Disconnecting guests (MacOS 8.6 to 9.1)
- Sending messages to guests (MacOS 8.6 to 9.1)
- Monitoring server performance (Windows)
- Using reported events to track activities
- Recalculating the Today function inhosteddatabases
- Chapter 8 Scheduling administrative tasks (Windows and Mac OS)
- Scheduling tasks to run automatically (Windows)
- Scheduling tasks to run automatically (MacOS 8.6 to 9.1)
- Scheduling tasks to run automatically (Mac OS X)
- Viewing scheduled tasks in the Schedules list (Windows)
- Viewing scheduled tasks in the Schedules window (MacOS)
- Running scheduled tasks manually
- Changing scheduled tasks
- Duplicating scheduled tasks
- Deleting scheduled tasks
- Enabling and disabling scheduled tasks
- Using the command line to automate tasks (Windows)
- Using a script to automate tasks (MacOS)
- Making sure you don’t run out of disk space during backups
- Chapter 9 Using FileMaker Server in Red Hat Linux
- Getting onscreen help with command and preference syntax
- Administering FileMaker Server
- Starting and stopping FileMaker Server automatically
- Configuring FileMaker Server
- Editing the configuration file
- Applying configuration changes
- Setting the number of guests
- Disconnecting idle guests
- Setting the maximum number of files
- Changing the amount of memory used by FileMaker Server
- Setting how often the cache is flushed
- Allowing single user files to be hosted
- Allowing software updates to be downloaded automatically
- Specifying the location of hosted files
- Specifying a user account name and group name for FileMaker Server
- Enabling remote administration in FileMaker Server
- Using the fmspasswd utility to encryptpasswords
- Specifying a custom host name
- Specifying the preferred IP address
- Opening runtime solutions automatically
- Using reported events and statistics to track activities
- Using FileMaker Server with a directoryservice
- Chapter 10 Manually installing the Server Administration pluginonaremote computer
- About the Server Administration plug-in
- Manually installing the plug-in on a remotecomputer (WindowsNT and Windows2000)
- Manually installing the plug-in on a remote computer (Windows95 or Windows 98)
- Enabling the Server Administration plug-in using FileMakerPro (Windows)
- Manually installing the Server Administration plug-in on a remote computer (MacOS)
- Enabling the Server Administration plug-in using FileMaker Pro (MacOS)
- Appendix A Technical specifications and optimization
- Appendix B Performance and usage tips
- Appendix C Event log messages and troubleshooting
- Appendix D About the TechInfo database
- Index
10-2 FileMaker Server Administrator’s Guide
11. Click the disk icon to the left of FileMaker Server Remote
Administration and choose This feature will be installed on local hard
drive, then click Next.
12. Click Install.
The Installer installs the plug-in (fmpsadm.fmx) on your hard disk.
The Installer checks if FileMaker Pro 5.x is installed on the remote
computer. If the Installer finds FileMaker Pro 5.x, it uses the
FileMaker Pro 5.x path as the default location for the Server
Administration plug-in. If FileMaker Pro 5.x is not found, the
Installer sets the default installation path to:
Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Pro 5.x\System
13. Click Finish to close the Setup Wizard.
Manually installing the plug-in on a remote
computer (Windows 95 or Windows 98)
1. Exit all other applications and turn off virus protection utilities.
2. Install FileMaker Pro 5.x on the remote computer, if it’s not
already installed.
3. Insert the FileMaker Server CD into your CD or DVD drive.
4. Double-click setup.exe.
You see the FileMaker Server Setup Wizard.
5. Click Next.
6. Read the license agreement. If you agree to these terms, select
I accept the terms in the License Agreement, then click Next.
7. Type your name and organization, then click Next.
You see the Custom Setup screen in the Setup Wizard.
8. Click the disk icon to the left of FileMaker Server Remote
Administration and choose This feature will be installed on local hard
drive, then click Next.
9. Click Install.
The Installer installs the plug-in (fmpsadm.fmx) on your hard disk.
The Installer checks if FileMaker Pro 5.x is installed on the remote
computer. If the Installer finds FileMaker Pro 5.x, it uses the
FileMaker Pro 5.x path as the default location for the Server
Administration plug-in. If FileMaker Pro 5.x is not found, the
Installer sets the default installation path to:
Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Pro 5.x\System
10. Click Finish to close the Setup Wizard.
Enabling the Server Administration plug-in
using FileMaker Pro (Windows)
To enable the Server Administration plug-in:
1. Start FileMaker Pro 5.x.
2. Choose Edit menu > Preferences > Application.
3. Click the Plug-ins tab, select Server Administration, then click OK.
If you want to administer FileMaker Server now, see “Enabling
remote administration” on page 6-9 and “Opening the Remote
Administration window” on page 7-6. Otherwise, choose
File menu > Exit to exit FileMaker Pro.
Manually installing the Server
Administration plug-in on a remote
computer (Mac OS)
Note You must be running Mac OS 7.6.1 to 9.1 or Mac OS X on the
remote computer to install the Server Administration plug-in.
To install the Server Administration plug-in on a computer running
the Mac OS:
1. Quit all other applications, especially virus protection software,
and disable file sharing.