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
Index I-3
Control panel, Services (Windows) 7-1, 7-2
Copying schedules (Windows and
Mac OS) 8-7
Corrupted database (Windows and
Mac OS) 6-17
CPU, maximizing for FileMaker Server
(Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1) 6-11
Crash, system (Windows and Mac OS) 6-18
Cross-platform issues
documentation notation vii
Mac OS X 4-1
Windows and Mac OS 2-2, 3-1
Custom host name. See Host name
Customer support 1-1
CustomExtensions preference parameter
(Linux) 9-12
Customizing FileMaker Server. See
Configuring
CustomServerName preference parameter
(Linux) 9-11
D
Daemon file location (Linux) 5-2
Database files. See Files
Dates, incorrect calculation 7-20
Dedicated host
described 1-1, A-1
performance issues (Windows and
Mac OS) 6-11
Default configuration settings, restoring
Linux 9-6
Windows and Mac OS 6-17
Deleting
FileMaker Server (Windows) 2-5
scheduled tasks (Windows and
Mac OS) 8-7
Dialog boxes, getting Help
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 xi
Mac OS X xii
Windows xi
Dimmed icon, in Hosts dialog box (Windows
and Mac OS) 6-10
Directories, described (Linux) 5-2
Directory service
described
Linux 9-14
Windows and Mac OS 6-15
distinguished name, specifying
Linux 9-15
Windows and Mac OS 6-16
encrypting password (Linux) 9-11
port number, specifying
Linux 9-15
Windows and Mac OS 6-17
preference parameters (Linux) 9-15 – 9-16
publishing contact information
Linux 9-16
Windows and Mac OS 6-16
registering with
Linux 9-15
Windows and Mac OS 6-15
Directory Service tab (Windows and
Mac OS) 6-15
Disabling
remote administration
Linux 9-10
Windows and Mac OS 6-9
scheduled tasks (Windows and
Mac OS) 8-7
DisconnectIdleGuests preference parameter
(Linux) 9-6
Disconnecting guests
See also Administering; Guests
locally (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1) 7-16
remotely 7-10
troubleshooting C-6
Disconnection message
Linux 9-6
Windows and Mac OS 6-4
DisconnectWarning preference parameter
(Linux) 9-6
Disk
running out of room when backing up
files 8-10
writing guest data
Linux 9-7
Windows and Mac OS 6-7
writing statistics to log file
Linux 9-14
Windows and Mac OS 6-13
Disk I/O, asynchronous A-2
Disk KB/sec statistics, described 7-8
Distinguished name, specifying for a directory
service
Linux 9-15
Windows and Mac OS 6-16
Documentation, described vii
DOS command line (Windows) 8-8 – 8-10,
C-7
E
Edit Schedule dialog box (Windows and
Mac OS) 8-6
Enabling
remote administration
Linux 9-10
Windows and Mac OS 6-9
scheduled tasks (Windows and
Mac OS) 8-7
Server Administration plug-in manually
Mac OS 10-3
Windows 10-2
Encrypting passwords (Linux) 9-11
Error messages. See Messages; Log files;
Troubleshooting