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-5
Windows 2-1
technical specifications A-1
troubleshooting C-5
FileMaker Server 5.5 directory (Linux) 5-2
FileMaker Server 5.5 folder
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 3-2
Mac OS X 4-2
Windows 2-3
FileMaker Server Help
Balloon Help (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1) xi
command syntax (Linux) 9-1, 9-2
Contents (Windows and Mac OS),
using viii
Find, using (Windows and Mac OS) x
for dialog boxes
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 xi
Mac OS X xii
Windows xi
for remote administration xii
for toolbar (Windows) xi
Help topic window (Windows and
Mac OS) viii
Index, using (Windows and
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1) ix
navigating (Windows and Mac OS) viii
onscreen quick reference (Linux) xii
searching for specific words
Mac OS X xi
Windows and Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 x
FileMaker, Inc. web site D-1
Filename extensions for runtime solutions
Linux 9-12
Windows and Mac OS X 6-8
Files
backing up (Windows and Mac OS) 8-1
backup example using command line
(Windows) 8-9
closing
locally (Linux) 9-2
locally (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1) 7-15
remotely 7-9
using the command line
(Windows) 8-8
compression 8-10, B-2, C-1
corrupted after restart (Windows and
Mac OS) 6-17
filename length A-1
hosting single user
Linux 9-8
Windows and Mac OS 6-7
limits A-1
location of related B-2
maximum
number A-1
size A-1
opening
locally (Linux) 9-2
locally (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1) 7-14
remotely 7-9
using command line (Windows) 8-8
remote administration databases 7-5
resetting data 7-20
setting location of (Linux) 9-9
size A-1
unable to open C-1
viewing
details, remotely 7-11
hosted, locally
(Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1) 7-13
hosted, remotely 7-7
Files tab (Windows and Mac OS) 6-5
FlushTimeInterval preference parameter
(Linux) 9-8
fmpsadm.fmx (Windows) 10-2
fms_registration utility (Linux) 5-2
fmserver account name, changing (Linux) 9-9
fmserver.exe (Windows) 7-9
FMServerUser preference parameter
(Linux) 9-10
fmspasswd utility (Linux), using 9-11
fmsvplas.txt file (Windows) 6-13
Folders, described
Linux 5-2
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 3-2
Mac OS X 4-2
Windows 2-3
Found sets, optimizing performance B-1
Frame types, troubleshooting C-6
G
Get Details button 7-11, 7-12
Group name, specifying custom for FileMaker
Server (Linux) 9-9
Groups, for FileMaker Pro passwords
(Windows and Mac OS) 6-17
Guests
disconnecting
locally (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1) 7-16
remotely 7-10
number of
Linux 9-6
Windows and Mac OS 6-3
sending messages
locally (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1) 7-16
remotely 7-11
to all guests, remotely 7-12
using schedule (Windows and
Mac OS) 8-1
troubleshooting C-6
viewing
details about guests, remotely 7-11
locally (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1) 7-13
remotely 7-7
Guests tab (Windows and Mac OS) 6-3