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
Installing FileMaker Server in Windows
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10. Type your installation code, then click Next.
Your installation code is located on a card in the FileMaker Server
product box, or on the FileMaker Server installation CD-ROM
envelope.
11. If the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) software is not
installed on your server computer, the Setup Wizard will prompt you
to install it now. The installation of MMC can take several minutes
and you can’t cancel this installation once it has begun. If you want
to install MMC and continue the installation of FileMaker Server,
click Next.
12. Click Install to begin FileMaker Server file installation.
The Setup Wizard installs FileMaker Server 5 and the example files.
13. Click Finish to close the Setup Wizard. Remember to turn virus
protection utilities back on.
See “Starting FileMaker Server (Windows NT)” on page 2-4 or
“Starting FileMaker Server (Windows 2000)” on page 2-5 for
information about starting FileMaker Server the first time.
Note To administer FileMaker Server from a remote computer
(open files, close files, and so on), you must install the Server
Administration plug-in on each remote computer you plan to use for
remote administration. For more information, see “Installing the
Server Administration plug-in on a remote computer running
Windows” on page 2-6 or “Installing the Server Administration
plug-in on a remote computer running the Mac OS” on page 3-5.
Where files are stored on your hard disk
The following table describes the FileMaker Server files that are
installed on your hard disk.
File Description Default location
fmserver.exe FileMaker Server service hard_drive:\
Program Files\
FileMaker \
FileMaker Server 5
fmpsmesg.dll FileMaker Server message resource
(required by Event Viewer)
fmserver.msc FileMaker Server console (MMC saved
console)
fmserver.dbg FileMaker Server debug symbol file
(required by the Dr. Watson debugger)
fmpsprop.dll FileMaker Server properties
component (MMC snap-in)
fmpsschd.dll FileMaker Server Task Scheduler
component (MMC snap-in)
fmpsmema.dll Performance Monitor support
fmpsperf.dll FileMaker Server component required
by the Performance Monitor
fmshelp.hlp FileMaker Server onscreen Help
fmshelp.cnt FileMaker Server onscreen Help
Contents
fmshelp.gid Support files for FileMaker Server
onscreen Help
fmshelp.fts Support files for FileMaker Server
onscreen Help
readme.wri Text file containing important
information about this release of
FileMaker Server
Go_FileMaker
.html
HTML document for FileMaker on the
Web
fms_logo.gif Graphic file of FileMaker Server logo
for the FileMaker on the Web
document