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
Contents
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Viewing detailed information about hosted files
and guests
7-11
Sending messages to guests
7-11
Sending messages to all guests
7-12
Determining if you have exclusive access to hosted
databases
7-12
Using local administration
(Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 )
7-12
Opening the local administration window
(Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1)
7-12
Listing hosted files and guests (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1)
7-13
Viewing usage statistics (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1)
7-14
Hosting FileMaker Pro 5.x files (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1)
7-14
Closing hosted files (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1)
7-15
Disconnecting guests (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1)
7-16
Sending messages to guests (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1)
7-16
Monitoring server performance (Windows)
7-17
Monitoring performance (Windows NT)
7-17
Monitoring performance (Windows 2000)
7-18
Using reported events to track activities
7-18
Viewing activities in the Event Viewer (Windows NT)
7-19
Viewing activities in the Event Viewer
(Windows 2000)
7-19
Keeping event data current (Windows)
7-20
Viewing activities in the event log (Mac OS)
7-20
Recalculating the Today function in hosted databases
7-20
Chapter 8
Scheduling administrative tasks (Windows and Mac OS)
Scheduling tasks to run automatically (Windows)
8-1
Scheduling tasks to run automatically (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1)
8-1
Scheduling database backups (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1)
8-2
Running a script (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1)
8-2
Sending messages to guests of hosted databases
(Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1)
8-3
Scheduling tasks to run automatically (Mac OS X)
8-3
Scheduling database backups (Mac OS X)
8-3
Running a script (Mac OS X) 8-4
Sending messages to guests of hosted databases
(Mac OS X)
8-4
Viewing scheduled tasks in the Schedules list (Windows) 8-4
Administering scheduled tasks with the toolbar
(Windows)
8-4
Updating Last Run and Next Run information
(Windows)
8-5
Viewing scheduled tasks in the Schedules window (Mac OS) 8-5
Running scheduled tasks manually 8-6
Changing scheduled tasks 8-6
Duplicating scheduled tasks 8-7
Deleting scheduled tasks 8-7
Enabling and disabling scheduled tasks 8-7
Using the command line to automate tasks (Windows) 8-8
Example: Backing up hosted databases on the
command line (Windows)
8-9
Using a script to automate tasks (Mac OS) 8-10
Making sure you don’t run out of disk space during backups 8-10
Chapter 9
Using FileMaker Server in Red Hat Linux
Getting onscreen help with command and preference syntax 9-1
Administering FileMaker Server 9-1
Starting and stopping FileMaker Server automatically 9-2
Configuring FileMaker Server 9-3
Editing the configuration file 9-3
Applying configuration changes 9-4
Reloading the configuration file to apply runtime
preference changes
9-5
Restarting FileMaker Server to apply configuration
changes
9-5
Restoring preference defaults 9-5