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-9
scheduled tasks (Windows and
Mac OS) 8-7
Replacing data, performance issues B-1
Requirements. See Hardware requirements;
Memory; Networks; System requirements
RequirePassword preference parameter
(Linux) 9-11
Resizing columns
in Schedules list
Mac OS 8-5
Windows 8-4
locally (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1) 7-13
Restart command (Linux) 9-5
Resume command
Linux 9-2
Windows 8-9
Runtime solutions, hosting automatically
Linux 9-12
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 6-9
Windows and Mac OS X 6-8
S
Sample files
command line (Windows) 8-9
Linux 5-2
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 3-2, 3-3
Mac OS X 4-2
Windows 2-4
Schedules
changing (Windows and Mac OS) 8-6
creating
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 8-1
Mac OS X 8-3
Windows 8-1
deleting (Windows and Mac OS) 8-7
described (Windows and Mac OS) 8-1
duplicating (Windows and Mac OS) 8-7
enabling and disabling (Windows and
Mac OS) 8-7
running manually (Windows and
Mac OS) 8-6
viewing (Windows) 8-4
Screen saver software, and FileMaker
Server A-2, B-2
Scripts
autostart and stop (Linux) 9-2
for administrative tasks (Linux) 9-1
running on a schedule
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 8-2
Mac OS X 8-4
using to automate tasks (Mac OS) 8-10
Search path for hosting files (Linux) 9-9
Searching
Help (Windows and Mac OS) x
TechInfo database D-1
Security
authenticating guests (Windows and Mac
OS) 6-4
recommendations (Windows and
Mac OS) 6-10
Selecting information in lists
(Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1) 7-14
Sending messages to guests
See also Administering; Messages
all, remotely 7-12
locally (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1) 7-16
remotely 7-11
using a schedule (Windows and
Mac OS) 8-1
Server Administration plug-in
automatically downloading 7-6
described 7-5
enabling manually
Mac OS 10-3
Windows 10-2
installing manually
Mac OS 10-2
Windows 10-1
Server application, described
(Mac OS X) 7-3
Server Event Log (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1)
See also Log files
described 7-20
maximum size 6-15
Server Last Statistics Log file
(Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1) 6-13
Server name. See Host name
ServerRoot preference parameter (Linux) 9-9
Services control panel (Windows) 7-1, 7-2
Shutdown
and FileMaker Server
Windows NT 7-2
checking for file corruption (Windows and
Mac OS) 6-18
Single user files, hosting
Linux 9-8
Windows and Mac OS 6-7
Sleep, by operating system (Windows and
Mac OS) 6-17
Sockets, network. See Connections,
AppleShare; Networks; Optimization
Software requirements
Linux 5-1
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 3-1
Mac OS X 4-1
Windows 2-1
Sorting
columns
locally (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1) 7-13
remotely 7-7
performance issues B-1
scheduled tasks
Mac OS 8-5
Windows 8-4