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-10 FileMaker Server Administrator’s Guide
usage statistics, remotely 7-8
Specify Hosts button C-6
Standby mode (Windows 2000) 6-17
Start command
Linux 9-1
Windows 8-8
Starting
FileMaker Server, automatically
Linux 5-2, 9-2
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 7-3
Mac OS X 7-4
troubleshooting C-5
Windows 2000 2-2
Windows NT 2-2, 7-1
FileMaker Server, manually
Linux 9-1
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 7-3
Mac OS X 7-4
troubleshooting C-5
using command line (Windows) 8-8
Windows 2000 2-2, 7-1
Windows NT 2-2, 7-1
Statistics
collecting
Linux 9-13
Windows and Mac OS 6-12
viewing
locally (Linux) 9-13
locally (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1) 7-14
Performance Monitor
(Windows NT) 7-17
remotely 7-8
System Monitor (Windows 2000) 7-18
Statistics log file. See Log files
StatsLogPath preference parameter
(Linux) 9-14
StatsTimeInterval preference parameter
(Linux) 9-14
Status (Current Date) function 7-21
Stop command (Windows) 8-8
Stopping FileMaker Server
Linux 9-1
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 7-3
Mac OS X 7-4
Windows 2000 7-2
Windows NT 7-2
Summary reports B-1
Support, technical 1-1
System crash, checking for file corruption
(Windows and Mac OS) 6-18
System Monitor (Windows 2000), using 7-18
System requirements
See also Hardware requirements; Memory;
Troubleshooting
Linux 5-1
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 3-1
Mac OS X 4-1
Windows 2-1
T
Task Scheduling assistant (Windows) 8-1
Tasks, scheduling (Windows and Mac OS).
See Schedules
TCP/IP
See also Networks
host address C-6
troubleshooting C-6
TechInfo database D-1
Technical specifications A-1
See also FileMaker Server; Optimization;
Performance
Technical support
contacting 1-1
TechInfo database D-1
Tips. See Optimization; Performance;
Troubleshooting
Today function 7-20
Toolbar (Windows)
described 8-4
displaying descriptions for buttons xi
Transaction statistics, described 7-8
Troubleshooting C-5 – C-7
See also Log files; Hardware requirements;
Networks; Optimization; Performance
system crash (Windows and
Mac OS) 6-18
U
Uninstalling FileMaker Server
Linux 5-3
Windows 2-5
Unsaved cache percentage 7-8
Unselectable icon, in Hosts dialog box
(Windows and Mac OS) 6-10
Unused cache percentage B-1
Usage statistics
logging
Linux 9-14
Windows and Mac OS 6-12
viewing
locally (Linux) 9-13
locally (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1) 7-14
locally (Windows 2000) 7-18
locally (Windows NT) 7-17
remotely 7-8
Usage Statistics window (Mac OS 8.6 to
9.1) 6-12
UseAutoUpdate preference parameter
(Linux) 9-8
UseCacheFlush preference parameter
(Linux) 9-7
UseCustomExtensions preference parameter
(Linux) 9-12
UseCustomServerName preference parameter
(Linux) 9-11