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
I-2 FileMaker Server Administrator’s Guide
C
Cache
flush setting
Linux 9-7
Windows and Mac OS 6-7
hit percentage 7-8
log file message C-2, C-4
monitoring B-1
percentage unsaved 7-8
size in log file (Windows) 7-18
viewing percentages locally
(Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1) 7-14
CacheSize preference parameter (Linux) 9-7
chgrp command (Linux) 9-10
chmod command (Linux) 9-10
chown command (Linux) 9-10
ckconfig command (Linux) 9-2
Close command
Linux 9-2
Windows 8-8
Closing files
See also Administering; Disconnecting
guests; Files; Quitting FileMaker Server
locally (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1) 7-15
remotely 7-9
using command line (Windows) 8-8
Coffee cup icon 8-10
Columns, resizing and sorting
in local administration window
(Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1) 7-13
in Schedules list
Mac OS 8-5
Windows 8-4
Command file, running on a schedule
(Windows) 8-1
Command line (Windows)
examples 8-9
sample files 8-9
troubleshooting C-7
using 8-8 – 8-10
Compression, database file 8-10, B-2, C-1
Computer, dedicated. See Dedicated host
Configuration application, described
(Mac OS X) 7-3
Configuration assistants (Windows) 6-1
Configuration file (Linux)
applying changes 9-4
editing 9-3
location of 5-2
opening 9-3
reloading 9-2, 9-5
restarting to apply changes 9-5
restoring defaults 9-5
Configuring
applying changes (Linux) 9-4
choosing network protocols
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 6-11
Windows 6-11
customizing host name
Linux 9-11
Windows and Mac OS 6-10
directory service
Linux 9-14
Windows and Mac OS 6-15
disconnection message
Linux 9-6
Windows and Mac OS 6-4
downloading plug-ins automatically
Linux 9-8
Windows and Mac OS 6-7
flushing cache
Linux 9-7
Windows and Mac OS 6-7
hosting single user files
Linux 9-8
Windows and Mac OS 6-7
idle disconnect time
Linux 9-6
Windows and Mac OS 6-4
IP address
Linux 9-12
Windows and Mac OS 6-12
maximum number of files
Linux 9-7
Windows and Mac OS 6-5
memory considerations (Windows and
Mac OS) 6-1
multiple network cards
Linux 9-12
Windows and Mac OS 6-12
number of guests
Linux 9-6
Windows and Mac OS 6-3
opening configuration file (Linux) 9-3
opening preferences dialog
(Mac OS X) 6-3
opening preferences dialog box
(Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1) 6-2
opening properties dialog box
(Windows) 6-2
overview
Linux 9-3
Windows and Mac OS 6-1
remote administration password
Linux 9-10
Windows and Mac OS 6-9
requiring guest authentication
(Windows) 6-4
restoring defaults
Linux 9-5
Windows and Mac OS 6-17
Connections, AppleShare A-2
Console, FileMaker Server (Windows) 6-1
Contents, using in Help (Windows and
Mac OS) viii