Administrator’s Guide

Index
A
Access privileges
FileMaker Pro 4-11
Windows 2-2
Activities, FileMaker Server
message descriptions C-1
viewing
Mac OS 5-15
Windows 2000 5-15
Windows NT 5-14
Administering
closing files
locally (Mac OS) 5-12
remotely 5-5
disconnecting guests
locally (Mac OS) 5-13
remotely 5-6
from different platforms 2-2
local administration,
described 5-1, 5-8
opening files
locally (Mac OS) 5-11
remotely 5-4
remote administration,
described 5-1
sending messages
locally (Mac OS) 5-13
remotely 5-7
setting passwords for remote
access 4-6
using command line
(Windows) 6-6–6-8
viewing usage statistics
locally (Mac OS) 5-11
remotely 5-3
Administration tab 4-7
Administration window
(Mac OS) 5-9
Alias, making (Mac OS) 3-4
Apple events
new events supported 1-4
support described 3-4
using to
close files 5-6
collect statistics 5-4
graph statistics 4-9
open databases 5-5
AppleScript
example file location 3-4
recalculating Today function
5-16
running on a schedule 6-2
using to automate tasks 6-8
AppleShare software
See also Networks;
Performance
coexistence with FileMaker
Server A-2
connections A-2
AppleTalk
See also Networks
hosting with (Mac OS) 3-1,
4-8
Application log. See Log files
Assistants (Windows)
configuration 4-1
starting 4-1
Task Scheduling 6-1
Asynchronous disk I/O A-2
B
Backing up database files
running out of disk space 6-8
using command line
(Windows) 6-7
using FileMaker Server 6-1
Bug reports, looking up D-1
C
Cache
flush setting 4-5
hit percentage 5-4
log file message C-2, C-4
monitoring B-1
percentage unsaved 5-4
size in log file (Windows)
5-14
viewing percentages locally
(Mac OS) 5-11
Close command (Windows) 6-6
Closing files
See also Administering;
Disconnecting guests;
FileMaker Server; Files;
Quitting FileMaker Server
locally (Mac OS) 5-12
remotely 5-5
using command line
(Windows) 6-6
Coffee cup icon 6-8
Columns, resizing and sorting
in Schedules list
Mac OS 6-4
Windows 6-3
locally (Mac OS) 5-10
Command file, running on a
schedule 6-1
Command line (Windows)
examples 6-7
sample files 6-7
troubleshooting C-6
using 6-6–6-8
Compression, database file 6-8,
B-2, C-1
Computer, dedicated. See
Dedicated host
Configuration assistants
(Windows) 4-1
Configuring
allowing single user files 4-5
choosing network protocols
4-8
customizing host name 4-7
disconnection message 4-4
flushing cache 4-5
idle disconnect time 4-3
IP address 4-9
maximum number of files 4-4
memory considerations 4-1
multiple network cards 4-9
number of guests 4-3
opening preferences dialog
box (Mac OS) 4-2
opening properties dialog box
(Windows) 4-2
overview 4-1
remote administration
password 4-6
Connections, AppleShare A-2
Console, FileMaker Server 4-1
Contents, using in Help viii
Control panel, Services 2-4, 2-5
Copying schedules 6-5
Corrupted database 4-11
CPU, maximizing for FileMaker
Server (Mac OS) 4-8
Crash, system 4-12
Cross-platform issues vii, 2-2, 3-1
Custom host name. See Host
name
Customer support 1-1
Customizing FileMaker Server.
See Configuring