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
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FileMaker Server Administrator’s Guide
Stopping FileMaker Server
(Windows 2000)
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. Open the Administrative Tools folder.
3. Double-click the Services icon.
4. Select FileMaker Server in the list, then choose Action menu > Stop.
Installing the Server Administration plug-in
on a remote computer running Windows
To have full administrative capabilities when administering
FileMaker Server from a remote computer (a computer that is not
running the server software), you must install the Server
Administration plug-in on each remote computer you plan to use for
remote administration.
In addition to viewing information about databases, guests, and
FileMaker Server activities, the plug-in also lets you use a remote
computer to:
1 open FileMaker Pro 5 files for access by FileMaker Pro guests
through FileMaker Server
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
This section describes how to install the Server Administration
plug-in on Windows based remote computers. For instructions on
installing the plug-in on a remote computer running the Mac OS, see
page 3-5.
Note The plug-in does not get installed during a Complete
installation. You must install it separately using the Custom
installation option in the FileMaker Server Installer.
Before you can use FileMaker Pro 5 to administer files hosted by
FileMaker Server, you must use FileMaker Pro to enable the Server
Administration plug-in (see page 2-7) and use FileMaker Server to
enable remote administration (see page 4-6).
For information about using remote administration, see chapter 5,
“Administering FileMaker Server.”
Installing the plug-in on a remote computer running
Windows NT
1. Exit all other applications and turn off virus protection utilities.
2. Install FileMaker Pro 5 on the remote computer, if it’s not already
installed.
3. Insert the FileMaker Server CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
4. Double-click setup.exe.
You see the FileMaker Server Setup Wizard.
5. Click Next.
6. Read the license agreement, select I accept the terms in the License
Agreement, then click Next.
7. Type your name and organization, and indicate who can access
FileMaker Server from this computer (only you or anyone who uses
the computer). Then click Next.
8. Select Custom, then click Next.
You see the Custom Setup screen in the Setup Wizard.