Administrator’s Guide

iv FileMaker Server Administrator’s Guide
Chapter 4
Configuring FileMaker Server
Using the configuration assistants (Windows)
4-1
Opening the Properties dialog box (Windows)
4-2
Opening the Preferences dialog box (Mac OS)
4-2
Setting the number of guests
4-3
Allowing disconnection of idle guests
4-3
Setting a time to disconnect idle guests
4-3
Setting the pre-disconnect message
4-4
Setting the maximum number of files
4-4
Changing the amount of memory used by FileMaker Server
4-4
Setting how often the cache is flushed
4-5
Allowing single user files to be hosted
4-5
Opening runtime solutions automatically (Windows)
4-5
Opening runtime solutions automatically (Mac OS)
4-6
Enabling remote administration
4-6
Specifying a custom host name
4-7
Maximizing performance (Mac OS)
4-8
Choosing network protocols
4-8
Setting the preferred IP address
4-9
Recording usage statistics and setting size limits
4-9
Setting a size limit for the application log (Windows NT)
4-10
Setting a size limit for the application log (Windows 2000)
4-10
Setting a size limit for the Server Event Log (Mac OS)
4-11
Protecting files with a password
4-11
How FileMaker Server behaves during system sleep
4-11
Chapter 5
Administering FileMaker Server
Administering FileMaker Server remotely
5-1
Opening the Remote Administration window
5-2
Listing hosted files and current guests remotely
5-3
Viewing usage statistics for FileMaker Server remotely
5-3
Hosting FileMaker Pro 5 files remotely
5-4
Closing hosted files remotely
5-5
Disconnecting guests remotely
5-6
Viewing detailed information about hosted files and
guests remotely
5-6
Sending messages to guests remotely
5-7
Sending messages to all guests remotely
5-7
Administering FileMaker Server locally
5-8
Monitoring performance locally (Windows NT)
5-8
Monitoring performance locally (Windows 2000)
5-9
Opening the local administration window (Mac OS)
5-9
Listing hosted files and guests locally (Mac OS)
5-9
Viewing usage statistics locally (Mac OS)
5-11
Hosting FileMaker Pro 5 files locally (Mac OS)
5-11
Closing hosted files locally (Mac OS)
5-12
Disconnecting guests locally (Mac OS)
5-13
Sending messages to guests locally (Mac OS)
5-13
Using reported events to track activities
5-14
Viewing activities in the Event Viewer (Windows NT)
5-14
Viewing activities in the Event Viewer (Windows 2000)
5-15
Keeping event data current (Windows)
5-15
Viewing activities in the Server Event Log (Mac OS)
5-15
Recalculating the Today function in hosted databases
5-16
Chapter 6
Scheduling administrative tasks with FileMaker Server
Scheduling tasks to run automatically (Windows)
6-1
Scheduling tasks to run automatically (Mac OS)
6-1
Viewing scheduled tasks in the Schedules list (Windows)
6-3
Administering scheduled tasks with the toolbar
(Windows)
6-3
Updating Last Run and Next Run information
(Windows)
6-4
Viewing scheduled tasks in the Schedules window (Mac OS)
6-4
Running scheduled tasks manually
6-4