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
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FileMaker Server Administrator’s Guide
Opening the Properties dialog box (Windows)
6-2
Opening the Preferences dialog box (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1)
6-2
Opening the Preferences dialog (Mac OS X)
6-3
Setting the number of guests
6-3
Allowing disconnection of idle guests
6-4
Setting a time to disconnect idle guests
6-4
Setting the pre-disconnect message
6-4
Authenticating guest log on (Windows)
6-4
Setting the maximum number of files
6-5
Changing the amount of memory used by FileMaker Server
6-5
Adjusting memory (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1)
6-6
Changing the amount of memory used
6-6
FileMaker Server, virtual memory, and physical
memory requirements
6-7
Setting how often the cache is flushed
6-7
Allowing single user files to be hosted
6-7
Allowing software updates to be downloaded automatically
6-7
Opening runtime solutions automatically (Windows and
Mac OS X)
6-8
About FileMaker Developer
6-8
Opening runtime solutions automatically (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1)
6-9
About FileMaker Developer
6-9
Enabling remote administration
6-9
Specifying a custom host name
6-10
Maximizing performance (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1)
6-11
Choosing network protocols
6-11
Setting the preferred IP address
6-12
Recording usage statistics and setting size limits
6-12
Setting a size limit for the Application Log (Windows NT)
6-14
Setting a size limit for the Application Log (Windows 2000)
6-14
Setting a size limit for the event log (Mac OS)
6-15
Using FileMaker Server with a directory service
6-15
Registering FileMaker Server with a directory service
6-15
Specifying the authentication method (Windows)
6-16
Specifying the authentication method (Mac OS)
6-16
Publishing your contact information to your
directory service
6-16
Changing the port number
6-17
Restoring FileMaker Server default settings
6-17
Protecting files with a password
6-17
How FileMaker Server behaves during system sleep
(Windows 2000 and Mac OS)
6-17
Chapter 7
Administering FileMaker Server (Windows and Mac OS)
Starting FileMaker Server (Windows NT)
7-1
Starting FileMaker Server (Windows 2000)
7-1
Stopping FileMaker Server (Windows NT)
7-2
Stopping FileMaker Server (Windows 2000)
7-2
Starting FileMaker Server (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1)
7-3
Making an alias
7-3
Quitting FileMaker Server (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1)
7-3
Starting FileMaker Server (Mac OS X)
7-3
Making an alias for FileMaker Server Config
7-4
Starting the FileMaker Server application (Mac OS X)
7-4
Quitting FileMaker Server (Mac OS X)
7-4
Quitting the FileMaker Server Config application
7-4
Stopping the FileMaker Server application (Mac OS X)
7-4
Using remote administration
7-4
Automatically downloading the Server Administration
plug-in to a remote computer
7-6
Opening the Remote Administration window
7-6
Listing hosted files and current guests
7-7
Viewing usage statistics for FileMaker Server
7-7
Hosting FileMaker Pro 5.x files
7-8
Closing hosted files
7-9
Disconnecting guests
7-10