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
Chapter 4
Configuring FileMaker Server
Configuration settings allow you to customize FileMaker Server for
optimal performance at your site.
Windows: Use the FileMaker Server console’s configuration
assistants or the Properties dialog box to configure
FileMaker Server.
Mac OS: Use the Preferences dialog box to configure
FileMaker Server.
Configuration settings include:
1 setting the maximum number of guests
1 setting idle disconnect time and customizing the pre-disconnect
message
1 setting the maximum number of open files
1 allocating the amount of memory (RAM) that FileMaker Server
can use as a database cache
1 setting how often the database cache is flushed
1 allowing single user files to be hosted and shared
1 enabling runtime files created using FileMaker Developer
software to be opened automatically by FileMaker Server
(Windows)
1 enabling remote administration and specifying a password
1 specifying a custom server name that appears in the FileMaker Pro
Hosts dialog box
1 maximizing performance (Mac OS)
1 specifying the network protocol(s) FileMaker Server will use and
choosing a preferred IP address
1 enabling usage statistics to be recorded in a log file and setting a
maximum size for the log
Note The memory requirements of FileMaker Server are directly
related to the number of guests and open files. If you select large
values for these, you should also increase the amount of RAM
reserved for the database cache. See “Changing the amount of
memory used by FileMaker Server” on page 4-4 or “Adjusting
memory (Mac OS)” on page 3-2 for more details.
Using the configuration assistants
(Windows)
In Windows, FileMaker Server comes with configuration assistants
to help you set up server options. These assistants step you through
the configuration process, giving you helpful instructions along the
way. You can use these assistants to set up your initial configuration,
and then use the Properties dialog box as described in this chapter to
change settings, if needed.
To access the assistants:
1. Click the Start button > Programs > FileMaker Server >
FileMaker Server Console.
You see the FileMaker Server console.