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
Contents
Preface
Using the FileMaker Server documentation
About this guide
vii
Using FileMaker Server Help
vii
Starting FileMaker Server Help
viii
About the Help topic window
viii
Finding a topic using the Help Contents
viii
Finding a topic using the Help Index
ix
Finding a topic using specific words
x
Finding information about specific items in
FileMaker Server
xi
Getting Help while administering FileMaker Server remotely
xi
Chapter 1
Welcome to FileMaker Server 5
Registration and customer support
1-1
Introducing FileMaker Server
1-1
How does FileMaker Server work?
1-2
What’s in the FileMaker Server package
1-3
What’s new or improved in FileMaker Server 5
1-3
Before you begin
1-4
Chapter 2
Installing FileMaker Server in Windows
What you need
2-1
Intel-Pentium compatible systems
2-1
Networking requirements
2-1
Installing FileMaker Server
2-2
Where files are stored on your hard disk
2-3
Starting FileMaker Server (Windows NT)
2-4
Starting FileMaker Server (Windows 2000)
2-5
Stopping FileMaker Server (Windows NT)
2-5
Stopping FileMaker Server (Windows 2000)
2-6
Installing the Server Administration plug-in on a remote
computer running Windows
2-6
Installing the plug-in on a remote computer running
Windows NT
2-6
Installing the plug-in on a remote computer running
Windows 95 or Windows 98
2-7
Enabling the Server Administration plug-in using
FileMaker Pro (Windows)
2-7
Uninstalling FileMaker Server (Windows)
2-8
Chapter 3
Installing FileMaker Server in the Mac OS
What you need
3-1
Mac OS system requirements
3-1
Networking requirements
3-1
Installing FileMaker Server
3-1
Adjusting memory (Mac OS)
3-2
Changing the amount of memory used
3-2
FileMaker Server, virtual memory, and physical
memory requirements
3-3
Where files are stored on your hard disk
3-4
Starting FileMaker Server (Mac OS)
3-4
Making an alias
3-4
Quitting FileMaker Server (Mac OS)
3-5
Installing the Server Administration plug-in on a remote
computer running the Mac OS
3-5
Enabling the Server Administration plug-in using
FileMaker Pro (Mac OS)
3-6