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
4-8
FileMaker Server Administrator’s Guide
To specify the host name that is displayed in the Hosts dialog box:
1. In the Properties (Windows) or Preferences (Mac OS) dialog box,
click the Administration tab.
2. Choose one of the following options for Host name.
Names are limited to 31 characters.
3. Set any other options, then click OK.
You must restart FileMaker Server for the new setting to take effect.
Maximizing performance (Mac OS)
You can specify that FileMaker Server uses more CPU (central
processing unit) cycles than any other application installed on your
server computer.
Important Do not enable this feature unless your server computer is
dedicated to only FileMaker Server and unless FileMaker Server
always runs in the foreground. If you switch to the Finder on a
computer running FileMaker Server in maximum performance
mode, expect Finder response time to be slow.
To maximize performance of FileMaker Server:
1. In the Preferences dialog box, click the Administration tab.
2. Select Maximize performance (less CPU time for other applications).
3. Set any other options, then click OK.
4. Select FileMaker Server in the Finder menu to ensure that it is
running in the foreground.
Choosing network protocols
With FileMaker Server, you can simultaneously host FileMaker
databases using TCP/IP and IPX/SPX networks (Windows) or
TCP/IP and AppleTalk networks (Mac OS). TCP/IP is highly
recommended.
To choose the network protocols FileMaker Server uses:
1. In the Properties (Windows) or Preferences (Mac OS) dialog box,
click the Networking tab.
2. Click the button for the network protocol(s) you want
FileMaker Server to use when communicating with FileMaker Pro
guests.
3. Set any other options, then click OK.
You must restart FileMaker Server for the new setting to take effect.
Choose To
System name Have FileMaker Server use the name of the computer in the
Network control panel (Windows) or File Sharing control
panel (Mac OS)
Custom name Have FileMaker Server use the custom name you specify
Networking tab (Windows)