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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Starting FileMaker Server (Windows 2000)
To start the FileMaker Server service:
1. Place the FileMaker Pro 5 files that you want FileMaker Server to
open—or shortcuts to those files—in the same folder as
FileMaker Server (or in subfolders one level down).
Up to 125 FileMaker Pro 5 database files can be automatically
opened when FileMaker Server starts up.
2. Click the Start button > Settings > Control Panel.
3. Open the Administrative Tools folder.
4. Double-click the Services icon.
5. Select FileMaker Server in the list.
6. Choose Action menu > Start.
FileMaker Server opens the FileMaker Pro files for access by
FileMaker Pro 5 guests on the network.
For information about starting the FileMaker Server service from the
command prompt, see “Using the command line to automate tasks
(Windows)” on page 6-6.
Stopping FileMaker Server (Windows NT)
Stopping the FileMaker Server service disconnects all
FileMaker Pro guests and closes all database files hosted by
FileMaker Server.
To stop FileMaker Server:
1. Click the Start button > Settings > Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Services icon.
3. Select FileMaker Server in the list, then click Stop.
4. Click Yes in the confirmation dialog box if you’re sure you want
to stop the service.
FileMaker Server gives guests five minutes to close files before
disconnecting them. Guests see a notification dialog box requesting
that they close the files hosted by FileMaker Server.
If guests don't close the files, the dialog box reappears one minute
before the files are closed.
After five minutes, FileMaker Server disconnects any remaining
guests and begins closing all open files.
Completing the process of stopping the service and closing the files
may take several minutes.
Important Stop the FileMaker Server service before shutting down
Windows to give FileMaker Server adequate time to alert guests and
prepare to shut down.
Message guests see
when you stop
FileMaker Server
Shut down notification dialog box
on Mac OS guest computer