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
If the Server Administration plug-in is not installed on the remote
computer, you can:
1 view a list of folders that contain database files hosted by
FileMaker Server
1 view a list of database files hosted by FileMaker Server and the
number of guests connected to each
1 view a list of all guests and the database files that they are
connected to
1 view usage statistics for FileMaker Server
If the Server Administration plug-in is installed on the remote
computer, you can also:
1 open FileMaker Pro files for access by FileMaker Pro guests
through FileMaker Server
1 close files hosted by FileMaker Server
1 disconnect a selected FileMaker Pro guest from one or all hosted
files
1 send messages to guests of hosted files
1 display detailed information about hosted files and guests
For more information about installing the Server Administration
plug-in on a remote computer, see “Installing the Server
Administration plug-in on a remote computer running Windows” on
page 2-6 or “Installing the Server Administration plug-in on a
remote computer running the Mac OS” on page 3-5.
Opening the Remote Administration window
Note FileMaker Pro 5 must be installed on the remote computer
before you can administer FileMaker Server remotely.
To administer FileMaker Server remotely:
1. Log on to a Windows client computer or a computer running the
Mac OS located on the same network as your FileMaker Server
computer.
2. Click the Start button > Programs > FileMaker Pro 5 (Windows) or
double-click the FileMaker Pro 5 application icon (Mac OS).
3. Choose File menu > Open, and then click Hosts.
4. Select the name of your FileMaker Server in the list of hosted
databases, then click Open.
Tip For information on changing the name that appears in the list, see
“Specifying a custom host name” on page 4-7.
5. Type the remote administration password, if you are prompted to
enter it.
You see the FileMaker Server Remote Administration window.
.
For remote administration details, refer to the following sections. For
information about getting onscreen Help for the Remote
Administration window, see “Getting Help while administering
FileMaker Server remotely” on page xi.