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-4 FileMaker Server Administrator’s Guide
Ethernet. See Networks
Event Viewer (Windows)
described 7-18
keeping data current 7-20
message descriptions C-1
EventLogPath preference parameter
(Linux) 9-14
Events
See also Log files
checking for file corruption (Windows and
Mac OS) 6-18
recording
Linux 9-13
Mac OS 6-15
Windows 2000 6-14
Windows NT 6-14
Exclusive access to hosted files 7-12
Exiting FileMaker Server
See also Quitting FileMaker Server
Windows 2000 7-2
Windows NT 7-2
Extensions, registering filename
Linux 9-12
Windows and Mac OS X 6-8
F
FAQ for FileMaker Server D-1
Features, new and improved 1-3
File permissions, changing (Linux) 9-10
File sharing
cross-platform issues
Mac OS X 4-1
Windows and Mac OS 2-2, 3-1
performance tip (Windows) B-2
File Types tab (Windows and Mac OS X) 6-8
FileMaker Developer, described 6-8, 6-9,
9-12
FileMaker Pro
changing field definitions in hosted
files 7-12
downloading plug-ins from
Linux 9-8
Windows and Mac OS 6-7
enabling Server Administration plug-in
manually
Mac OS 10-3
Windows 10-2
FileMaker Server, comparison 1-2
filename extensions, registering
Linux 9-12
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 6-9
Windows and Mac OS X 6-8
passwords on files 6-17
record-by-record access privileges 6-17
Remote Administration window 7-6
runtime solutions
Linux 9-12
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 6-9
Windows and Mac OS X 6-8
FileMaker Server
See also Administering; Configuring
described 1-1 – 1-3
documentation, described vii
FileMaker Pro, comparison 1-2
files, described
Linux 5-2
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 3-2
Mac OS X 4-2
Windows 2-3
hardware requirements
Linux 5-1
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 3-1
Mac OS X 4-1
Windows 2-1
installing
Linux 5-1
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 3-1
Mac OS X 4-1
Windows 2-2
limits A-1
network requirements
Linux 5-1
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 3-1
Mac OS X 4-1
Windows 2-1
new features 1-3
optimizing B-1, C-1
performance tips B-1, C-1
registering software license 1-1
sample files
Linux 5-2
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 3-2
Mac OS X 4-2
Windows 2-4
starting
Linux 9-1, 9-2
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 7-3
Mac OS X 7-4
using command line (Windows) 8-8
Windows 2000 7-1
Windows NT 7-1
stopping
Linux 9-1
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 7-3
Mac OS X 7-4
using command line (Windows) 8-8
Windows 2000 7-2
Windows NT 7-2
system requirements
Linux 5-1
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 3-1
Mac OS X 4-1