Administrator’s Guide
Table Of Contents
- Preface Using the FileMakerServer documentation
- Chapter 1 Welcome to FileMakerServer 5
- Chapter 2 Installing FileMakerServer in Windows
- What you need
- Installing FileMakerServer
- Where files are stored on your hard disk
- Starting FileMakerServer (WindowsNT)
- Starting FileMakerServer (Windows2000)
- Stopping FileMakerServer (WindowsNT)
- Stopping FileMakerServer (Windows2000)
- Installing the Server Administration plug-in on a remote computer running Windows
- Enabling the Server Administration plug-in using FileMakerPro (Windows)
- Uninstalling FileMakerServer (Windows)
- Chapter 3 Installing FileMakerServer in the MacOS
- What you need
- Installing FileMakerServer
- Adjusting memory (MacOS)
- Where files are stored on your hard disk
- Starting FileMakerServer (MacOS)
- Quitting FileMakerServer (Mac OS)
- Installing the Server Administration plug-in on a remote computer running the MacOS
- Enabling the Server Administration plug-in using FileMaker Pro (MacOS)
- Chapter 4 Configuring FileMakerServer
- Using the configuration assistants (Windows)
- Opening the Properties dialog box (Windows)
- Opening the Preferences dialog box (MacOS)
- Setting the number of guests
- Allowing disconnection of idle guests
- Setting the maximum number of files
- Changing the amount of memory used by FileMakerServer
- Setting how often the cache is flushed
- Allowing single user files to be hosted
- Opening runtime solutions automatically (Windows)
- Opening runtime solutions automatically (Mac OS)
- Enabling remote administration
- Specifying a custom host name
- Maximizing performance (MacOS)
- 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 Server Event Log (MacOS)
- Protecting files with a password
- How FileMakerServer behaves during system sleep
- Chapter 5 Administering FileMakerServer
- Administering FileMakerServer remotely
- Opening the Remote Administration window
- Listing hosted files and current guests remotely
- Viewing usage statistics for FileMakerServer remotely
- Hosting FileMakerPro5 files remotely
- Closing hosted files remotely
- Disconnecting guests remotely
- Viewing detailed information about hosted files and guests remotely
- Sending messages to guests remotely
- Sending messages to all guests remotely
- Administering FileMakerServer locally
- Monitoring performance locally (WindowsNT)
- Monitoring performance locally (Windows2000)
- Opening the local administration window (MacOS)
- Listing hosted files and guests locally (MacOS)
- Viewing usage statistics locally (MacOS)
- Hosting FileMaker Pro 5 files locally (MacOS)
- Closing hosted files locally (MacOS)
- Disconnecting guests locally (MacOS)
- Sending messages to guests locally (MacOS)
- Using reported events to track activities
- Recalculating the Today function inhosteddatabases
- Administering FileMakerServer remotely
- Chapter 6 Scheduling administrative tasks with FileMakerServer
- Scheduling tasks to run automatically (Windows)
- Scheduling tasks to run automatically (MacOS)
- 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 an AppleScript to automate tasks (MacOS)
- Making sure you don’t run out of disk space
- 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
Chapter 1
Welcome to FileMaker Server 5
Welcome to the FileMaker Server 5 application for Windows NT,
Windows 2000, and the Mac OS from FileMaker, Inc.
FileMaker Server gives you enhanced file sharing capabilities on
your network when used with the FileMaker Pro 5 database
management application.
Registration and customer support
Please take the time to complete and mail the registration card for
your product or register online:
1 Windows: In the FileMaker Server console, choose View menu >
FileMaker on the Web
1 Mac OS: Start FileMaker Server and choose Help menu >
FileMaker on the Web
1 Point your browser to www.filemaker.com/register
For information about technical support and customer service, see:
www.filemaker.com (North American customers)
www.filemaker.com/intl (customers outside North America)
or choose:
Windows: View menu > FileMaker on the Web
Mac OS: Help menu > FileMaker on the Web
At the web site, you will find the FileMaker, Inc. Service Directory,
which details the service options available to North American
customers, as well as links to FileMaker, Inc. international sites,
answers to frequently asked questions, and access to extensive
software libraries used by the technical support staff. If you do not
have access to the Web, please refer to the Technical Support and
Customer Service sheet included in the software box. North America
customers can also call 1-800-965-9090 to learn about the service
options available.
Introducing FileMaker Server
You’ve always been able to share database files in FileMaker Pro
using a peer-to-peer sharing scheme with the Multi-User command.
You can also use the FileMaker Server application as a dedicated
host to open FileMaker Pro 5 files and make them available to
FileMaker Pro guests on your network, allowing better performance
among more guests. FileMaker Server acts only as a host, and uses
advanced client/server technology to take care of much of the
background work associated with managing files, thereby enhancing
performance for FileMaker Pro guests accessing those files.
FileMaker Server can host up to 125 database files and support up to
250 simultaneously connected FileMaker Pro guests. (AppleTalk
support is limited to 124 simultaneous guests.)
FileMaker Server 5 includes a new remote administration capability.
Remote administration lets you easily monitor and administer hosted
databases and guests and track statistical information from a
computer running FileMaker Pro 5.