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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9. Click the disk icon to the left of FileMaker Server 5 and choose This
feature will not be made available.
10. Click the disk icon to the left of FileMaker Server Examples and
choose This feature will not be made available.
11. Click the disk icon to the left of FileMaker Server Remote
Administration and choose This feature will be installed on local hard
drive, then click Next.
12. Click Install.
The Installer installs the plug-in (fmpsadm.fmx) on your hard disk.
The Installer checks if FileMaker Pro 5 is installed on the remote
computer. If the Installer finds FileMaker Pro 5, it uses the
FileMaker Pro 5 path as the default location for the Server
Administration plug-in. If FileMaker Pro 5 is not found, the Installer
sets the default installation path to:
Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Pro 5\System
13. Click Finish to close the Setup Wizard.
Installing the plug-in on a remote computer running
Windows 95 or Windows 98
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, then click Next
You see the Custom Setup screen in the Setup Wizard.
8. Click the disk icon to the left of FileMaker Server Remote
Administration and choose This feature will be installed on local hard
drive, then click Next.
9. Click Install.
The Installer installs the plug-in (fmpsadm.fmx) on your hard disk.
The Installer checks if FileMaker Pro 5 is installed on the remote
computer. If the Installer finds FileMaker Pro 5, it uses the
FileMaker Pro 5 path as the default location for the Server
Administration plug-in. If FileMaker Pro 5 is not found, the Installer
sets the default installation path to:
Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Pro 5\System
10. Click Finish to close the Setup Wizard.
Enabling the Server Administration plug-in
using FileMaker Pro (Windows)
To enable the Server Administration plug-in:
1. Start FileMaker Pro 5.
2. Click Cancel in the New Database dialog box.
3. Choose Edit menu > Preferences > Application.
4. Click the Plug-ins tab, select Server Administration, then click OK.
If you want to administer FileMaker Server now, see “Enabling
remote administration” on page 4-6 and “Opening the Remote
Administration window” on page 5-2. Otherwise, choose
File menu > Exit to exit FileMaker Pro.