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-7
maximum size 6-15
keeping data current (Windows) 7-20
location of (Linux) 5-3
message descriptions C-1
statistics log
described (Linux) 9-14
described (Windows and Mac OS) 7-8
maximum size (Linux) 9-14
maximum size (Windows and
Mac OS) 6-13
writing to disk (Linux) 9-14
writing to disk (Windows and
Mac OS) 6-13
viewing events (Windows) 7-18
Logging tab (Windows and Mac OS) 6-13
M
MaxEventLogSize preference parameter
(Linux) 9-13
MaxFiles preference parameter (Linux) 9-7
MaxGuests preference parameter (Linux) 9-6
MaxIdleTime preference parameter
(Linux) 9-6
Maximum number of files
described A-1
setting
Linux 9-7
Windows and Mac OS 6-5
Maximum number of guests
troubleshooting C-6
with AppleShare (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1) A-2
MaxStatsLogSize preference parameter
(Linux) 9-14
Memory
See also Cache; Hardware requirements;
Optimization; Performance; System
requirements
adjusting
Linux 9-7
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 6-6
Windows and Mac OS 6-5
minimum
Linux 5-1
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 3-1, 6-6
Mac OS X 4-1
Windows 2-1
virtual memory (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1) 6-7
Messages
FileMaker Server log file C-1
sending to guests
locally (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1) 7-16
remotely 7-11
Microsoft Active Directory
Linux 9-14
Windows and Mac OS 6-15
Monitoring FileMaker Server. See
Administering
N
Netscape Directory
Linux 9-14
Windows and Mac OS 6-15
Network card requirements (Linux) 5-1
Network KB/sec statistics, described 7-8
Network operating system (Windows) 2-2
Networking tab (Windows and Mac OS) 6-11
Networks
See also Optimization; Troubleshooting
choosing protocols
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 6-11
Windows 6-11
error messages C-2
initialization failure C-2
mixed networks
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 3-1, 6-11
Mac OS X 4-1, 6-11
Windows 2-2, 6-11
performance considerations
(Mac OS) A-2
requirements
Linux 5-1
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 3-1
Mac OS X 4-1
Windows 2-1
setting IP address
Linux 9-12
Windows and Mac OS 6-12
sockets, AppleTalk A-2
traffic and performance B-2
troubleshooting C-5
New Schedule dialog box
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 8-1
Mac OS X 8-3
NOS (Windows) 2-2
Number of guests
maximum A-1
setting
Linux 9-6
Windows and Mac OS 6-3
O
Onscreen Help. See FileMaker Server Help
Open command
Linux 9-2
Windows 8-8
Opening files
automatically B-2
locally
Linux 9-2
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 7-14
remotely 7-6, 7-8
runtime solutions
Linux 9-12
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 6-9
Windows and Mac OS X 6-8