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
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.
You see the CD window on your screen. If you see only the disc icon,
double-click the icon to open its window.
4. Double-click the Installer icon named Start Here.
5. Read the license agreement, then click Accept.
You see the FileMaker Server Installer dialog box.
6. Click Easy Install and select Custom Install.
Note The Easy Install/Custom Install menu does not appear if you are
running a version of Mac OS prior to 8.6.
7. Select FileMaker Server Remote Administration.
The plug-in must be installed in the FileMaker Extensions folder in
the FileMaker Pro 5 folder. If FileMaker Pro 5 is installed, the
FileMaker Server Installer locates this folder on your hard disk and
installs the Server Administration plug-in there. If FileMaker Pro 5
is not installed on your computer, the Installer creates the following
folder and installs the plug-in here:
hard_disk:FileMaker Server 5 folder:FileMaker Extensions
8. Click Install.
9. Click Quit to leave the Installer when the installation is finished.
10. If you turned off virus protection and file sharing before
installation, turn them back on now.
Before you can use FileMaker Pro to administer files hosted by
FileMaker Server, you must use FileMaker Pro to enable the Server
Administration plug-in (see the next section) and use
FileMaker Server to enable remote administration (see page 4-6).
For information about using remote administration, see chapter 5,
“Administering FileMaker Server.”
Enabling the Server Administration plug-in
using FileMaker Pro (Mac OS)
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.
Select Custom Install
Select the
plug-in