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 the Mac OS
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1 Avoid specifying less memory than the Suggested Size in the
FileMaker Server Info dialog box.
1 If you make changes to FileMaker Server preferences while
running FileMaker Server, FileMaker Server asks you if you want to
automatically adjust the application memory setting in the
FileMaker Server Info dialog box (if needed) to accommodate the
new settings. If you click OK in the confirmation dialog box,
application memory is adjusted for you. If you click Cancel in the
confirmation dialog box, you should use the following procedure to
adjust the application memory manually.
See appendix B, “Performance and usage tips” for suggestions for
optimizing memory settings.
To change the amount of memory FileMaker Server uses:
1. If FileMaker Server is running, close the application by choosing
File menu > Quit.
2. Select the FileMaker Server application icon.
3. Choose File menu > Get Info > Memory.
4. Double-click the number labeled Preferred Size.
5. Type a number to change the memory allocated for
FileMaker Server.
6. Click the close box.
The next time you start FileMaker Server, the amount of memory
you specified is used by the application.
FileMaker Server, virtual memory, and physical memory
requirements
FileMaker Server and the virtual memory option (available with
Mac OS 8.6, or later) both use your hard disk to store temporary
information. Virtual memory provides file mapping, which can
improve the performance of FileMaker Server. If you choose to turn
on virtual memory while FileMaker Server is running, ensure that
you have enough physical memory to satisfy the requirements of
both the Mac OS and FileMaker Server so that virtual memory won’t
degrade the performance of FileMaker Server.
To determine how much physical memory you need to use
FileMaker Server with virtual memory turned on:
1. Click the desktop to switch to the Finder.
2. Choose > About This Computer and note how much memory the
Mac OS is using.
3. Add this figure to the preferred amount of memory
FileMaker Server requires (8 MB) to determine how much physical
memory you need for optimal performance of FileMaker Server with
virtual memory turned on.
Change the
amount of memory
FileMaker Server
uses