Administrator’s Guide

Configuring FileMaker Server 4-5
Mac OS: The amount of application memory specified in the
FileMaker Server Info dialog box also affects the operation of
FileMaker Server. For more information, see “Adjusting memory
(Mac OS)” on page 3-2.
To change the amount of memory FileMaker Server uses:
1. In the Properties (Windows) or Preferences (Mac OS) dialog box,
click the Files tab.
2. Enter the amount of RAM you want to allocate in the Reserve n MB
of RAM for database cache box.
The minimum setting is 2 MB and the maximum is 40 MB.
Important Do not specify more RAM than is physically available on
the server computer. Be sure to leave at least 16 to 32 MB (Windows)
or 24 MB (Mac OS) of physical RAM available for the operating
system.
3. Set any other options, then click OK.
You must restart FileMaker Server for the new setting to take effect.
Setting how often the cache is flushed
FileMaker Server writes (flushes) information stored in temporary
storage (the cache) to disk whenever FileMaker Server is idle, but
you can set the cache to be flushed at specific intervals. If the cache
is flushed frequently, data integrity in hosted files is improved but
performance may decline.
1. In the Properties (Windows) or Preferences (Mac OS) dialog box,
click the Files tab.
2. Select Flush cache every n minutes or hours.
3. Click the up or down arrow to select the time interval.
The minimum setting is 15 minutes and the maximum setting is 2
hours.
4. Set any other options, then click OK.
Allowing single user files to be hosted
For your convenience, you can set FileMaker Server to host single
user files. This setting lets you host databases without first having to
manually change them to multi-user in FileMaker Pro.
1. In the Properties (Windows) or Preferences (Mac OS) dialog box,
click the Files tab.
2. Select Allow FileMaker Server to host Single User files.
3. Set any other options, then click OK.
Opening runtime solutions automatically
(Windows)
You can have FileMaker Server automatically host runtime solution
files that have been bound using FileMaker Developer 5 and have a
custom filename extension.
About FileMaker Developer
FileMaker Developer lets database developers create and distribute
complete single user database solutions with layouts that are not
modifiable by users.
Runtime solution files typically have unique filename extensions.
For example, rather than the standard .fp5 extension, a runtime
solution file might have the extension .cm1. Registering these
runtime solution filename extensions in the FileMaker Server
Properties dialog box enables FileMaker Server to open these files
automatically when they are placed in the same folder as the
FileMaker Server application (or subfolders one level down).
To enable FileMaker Server to open runtime solution files
automatically:
1. In the Properties dialog box, click the File Types tab.