Guide to Updating Plug-ins

Administering FileMaker Server (Windows and Mac OS) 7-5
The remote administration capability in FileMaker Server is
provided through three FileMaker Pro 5.x databases. These
databases are created in the server computer’s temporary directory
when you enable remote administration:
1 in the Administration tab of the properties (Windows) or Preferences
(Mac OS) dialog box
1 with the UseRemoteAdmin preference parameter (Red Hat Linux)
1 when you start FileMaker Server (if remote administration is
already enabled)
The databases are created in a subdirectory named Remote
Administration, which appears as an active folder when you view the
Folders tab of the Remote Administration window. Likewise, the
remote administration databases appear when you view the Files tab in
the Remote Administration window. However, the remote
administration databases do not appear in the Hosts dialog box when
you use FileMaker Pro 5.x to view hosted files on your server
computer.
The names of the remote administration databases contain the name
of the FileMaker Server computer. The computer name is truncated
if it exceeds 31 characters when combined with the name of a remote
administration database. This name defaults to the computer’s
system name, but you can change the name displayed in the Hosts
dialog box using the Administration tab of the Properties (Windows)
or Preferences (Mac OS) dialog box or in the CustomServerName
preference parameter (Red Hat Linux).
For example, if your FileMaker Server computer is named Database
Server, you see the following filenames:
1 Database Server_Admin
1 Database Server_Usage
1 Database Server_Data
If you disable remote administration in FileMaker Server or you stop
or quit FileMaker Server, the remote administration databases are
removed from the server computer. If remote administration is
enabled in the Administration tab of the Properties (Windows) or
Preferences (Mac OS) dialog box or in the UseRemoteAdmin
preference parameter (Red Hat Linux), when you restart
FileMaker Server, the remote administration files are recreated.
Important
Windows and Mac OS X: Do not use the remote administration
capability in FileMaker Pro 5.x on the server computer to administer
FileMaker Server.
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1: You can administer FileMaker Server by using
the remote administration capability in FileMaker Pro 5.x or the local
administration capability in FileMaker Server.
When you administer FileMaker Server remotely, your
administration capabilities are limited depending on whether or not
the Server Administration plug-in for FileMaker Pro is installed on
the remote computer.
If the Server Administration plug-in is not installed on the remote
computer, you can:
1 view a list of folders that contain database files hosted by
FileMaker Server
1 view a list of database files hosted by FileMaker Server and the
number of guests connected to each
1 view a list of all guests and the database files that they are
connected to
1 view usage statistics for FileMaker Server
If the Server Administration plug-in is installed on the remote
computer, you can also:
1 open FileMaker Pro files for access by FileMaker Pro guests
through FileMaker Server