Administrator’s Guide

Administering FileMaker Server 5-11
Viewing usage statistics locally (Mac OS)
Use the Usages Statistics dialog box to view usage statistics, such as
how FileMaker Server is performing and how many guests are
connected to hosted databases.
To display usage statistics, in FileMaker Server choose
Window menu > Usage Statistics.
You see the Usage Statistics window.
For information about the statistics displayed, see “Viewing usage
statistics for FileMaker Server remotely” on page 5-3. For
information about where usage statistics are stored and charting
them, see “Recording usage statistics and setting size limits” on
page 4-9.
Hosting FileMaker Pro 5 files locally (Mac OS)
When FileMaker Server starts, it automatically opens or hosts all
multi-user files in the FileMaker Server folder (and subfolders one
level down).
Important
1 FileMaker Sever 5 supports only FileMaker Pro 5 databases.
Therefore, any existing databases you have from a previous version
of FileMaker Pro must be converted to FileMaker Pro 5 format
before you can host them using FileMaker Server 5.
1 Don’t use personal file sharing to share FileMaker Pro files.
To host database files using the local administration window:
1. In FileMaker Server, choose File menu > Open File.
You see the Open dialog box.
2. Select one or more database files you want to host, then click
Open.
D Select the row below the current selection
Shift-C or Shift-D Extend the current selection
2-C or 2-D Select the first or last entry in a list
2-B Expand the details displayed under the current
selection
2-A Collapse the details displayed under the current
selection
Page Up key Scroll up
Page Down key Scroll down
Home key Scroll to the top of the list
End key Scroll to the bottom of the list
Use this shortcut To do this
Select the
databases you
want to open