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
7-6 FileMaker Server Administrator’s Guide
1 close files hosted by FileMaker Server
1 disconnect a selected FileMaker Pro guest from one or all hosted
files
1 send messages to guests of hosted files
1 display detailed information about hosted files and guests
Automatically downloading the Server Administration
plug-in to a remote computer
To automatically download the Server Administration plug-in to a
remote computer:
1. In the FileMaker Server Properties (Windows) or Preferences
(Mac OS) dialog box, click the Files tab and Select Allow FileMaker
Pro guests to download updates automatically.
Red Hat Linux: Enable the UseAutoUpdate preference parameter.
For more information, see “Enabling Auto Update in FileMaker
Server” on page 9-8.
2. In the FileMaker Server Properties (Windows) or Preferences
(Mac OS) dialog box, click the Administration tab and enable remote
administration.
Red Hat Linux: Enable the UseRemoteAdmin preference parameter.
For more information, see “Enabling remote administration in
FileMaker Server” on page 9-10.
3. Instruct users of guest computers to enable automatic download in
FileMaker Pro 5.5 as follows: Start FileMaker Pro, choose Edit
menu > Preferences > Application (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1)
or FileMaker Pro menu > Preferences > Application (Mac OS X).
4. Click the Plug-ins tab and select Auto Update.
When you open the Remote Administration window, the Server
Administration plug-in is downloaded to the remote computer and
automatically enabled in FileMaker Pro.
Note You can install the Server Administration plug-in manually, if
you want. See chapter 10, “Manually installing the Server
Administration plug-in on a remote computer.”
For more information about automatically downloading plug-ins, see
“Allowing software updates to be downloaded automatically” on
page 6-7.
Opening the Remote Administration window
Note FileMaker Pro 5.x must be installed on the remote computer
before you can administer FileMaker Server remotely.
To administer FileMaker Server remotely:
1. Log on to a Windows client computer or a computer running the
Mac OS located on the same network as your FileMaker Server
computer.
2. Click the Start button > Programs > FileMaker Pro 5.x (Windows) or
double-click the FileMaker Pro 5.x application icon (Mac OS).
3. Choose File menu > Open, and then click Hosts.
4. Select the name of your FileMaker Server in the list of hosted
databases, then click Open.
Tip For information on changing the name that appears in the list, see
“Specifying a custom host name” on page 6-10.
5. Type the remote administration password, if you are prompted to
enter it.
You see the FileMaker Server Remote Administration window.