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
File
filename
compressed, freeing
x
blocks The specified file has been successfully compressed, leaving FileMaker Server enough room to continue
working with the file safely. (One block equals 1,024 bytes.)
File
filename
compressed, but still nearly full. Only
x
block(s)
free
The specified file was compressed, but there isn’t enough room for FileMaker Server to continue safely
working with the file. The administrator should close the file, back it up, and take steps to reduce the size of
the file and create more room on the hard disk.
FileMaker Server is now awake. All schedules will be
resumed.
This message is sent to the log by FileMaker Server when the server computer wakes up from hibernation
(Windows 2000) or system sleep mode (Mac OS). Files that were hosted by FileMaker Server before
hibernation or sleep occurred are now available for guest access once again.
FileMaker Server is going to sleep. The entire cache will be
flushed. All schedules will be suspended.
If the server computer is configured to sleep during periods of inactivity, before doing so the operating system
prompts each open service or application to find out if the service or application can accommodate sleep mode.
If any guests are currently connected to a hosted database, FileMaker Server denies the sleep request and the
server computer does not sleep. If no guests are connected, FileMaker Server writes any unsaved changes to
disk (flushes the cache) and allows the server computer to sleep. During sleep, all scheduled tasks are
suspended and do not run again until the next scheduled time when the server computer is awake.
FileMaker Server quitting! (
error number
) FileMaker Server detects a severe error during network use, due to a network failure or other causes. Check
network installation, settings, and the system error log (Windows).
FileMaker Server quitting! Network initialization failed; an
unexpected error occurred
FileMaker Server can’t use any network protocol because of an unexpected error. Check network installation,
settings, and the system error log (Windows).
FileMaker Server quitting! Network initialization failed; not
enough memory
FileMaker Server can’t use any network protocol due to insufficient memory. See “What you need” on
page 2-1 (Windows) or page 3-1 (Mac OS) for RAM requirements.
FileMaker Server quitting! This disk is full FileMaker Server detects that the disk volume is full. Free some space on the disk and restart
FileMaker Server.
FileMaker Server quitting! Network initialization failed
(
error number
)
FileMaker Server is unable to start because of missing required software or hardware. See “What you need”
on page 2-1 (Windows) or page 3-1 (Mac OS) for more information.
Quit forced; User
username
forced to close connection
(
error number
)
During a shutdown or disconnect operation, the named user didn’t close the file within the specified time. The
user’s connection was forcibly closed by FileMaker Server.
Remote administration has been disabled because the
databases could not be opened (
error number)
The system’s storage area for temporary files might be full or set to read-only. Check the temporary storage
area on the server computer and try again.
Schedule
schedulename
aborted; destination could not be
found
The specified destination could not be found. If the destination is a removable medium, make sure it is inserted
in its drive. If the destination volume is an external or network drive, connect the drive or network. Try again
after the destination is correctly set up.
Message Explanation