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
Index
I-3
software requirements
Mac OS 3-1
Windows 2-1
starting
Mac OS 3-4
using command line
(Windows) 6-6
Windows 2000 2-5
Windows NT 2-4
stopping
Mac OS 3-5
using command line
(Windows) 6-6
Windows 2000 2-6
Windows NT 2-5
system requirements
Mac OS 3-1
Windows 2-1
technical specifications A-1
troubleshooting C-4
uninstalling (Windows) 2-8
FileMaker Server 5 folder,
contents 2-3, 3-4
FileMaker Server Help
Balloon Help (Mac OS) xi
Contents, using viii
Find, using x
for dialog boxes xi
for remote administration xi
for toolbar (Windows) xi
Help topic window viii
Index, using ix
navigating viii
printing topics viii
searching for specific words x
starting viii
topics on using Help viii
using Help topic window viii
FileMaker Pro
opening files
using FileMaker Server
5-11
FileMaker, Inc. web site vii, D-1
Filename extensions for runtime
solutions (Windows) 4-5
Files
backing up 6-1
backup example using
command line (Windows)
6-7
closing
from the command line
(Windows) 6-6
locally (Mac OS) 5-12
remotely 5-5
compression 6-8, B-2, C-1
corrupted after restart 4-11
filename length A-1
limits A-1
location of related B-2
maximum
number 4-4, A-1
size A-1
opening
locally (Mac OS) 5-11
remotely 5-4
using command line
(Windows) 6-6
remote administration
databases 5-1
resetting data 5-16
restricting access to 4-7, 4-11
single user 4-5
size A-1
unable to open C-1
viewing
details, remotely 5-6
hosted, locally (Mac OS)
5-9
hosted, remotely 5-3
Files tab 4-4
Find, using in Help x
fmpsadm.fmx 2-7
fmsvplas.txt file (Windows) 4-9
fmsvplog.txt file (Windows) 4-9
Folders, described
Mac OS 3-4
Windows 2-3
Found sets, optimizing
performance B-1
Frame types, troubleshooting C-5
G
Get Details button 5-6
Groups, for FileMaker Pro
passwords 4-11
Guests
disconnecting
locally (Mac OS) 5-13
remotely 5-6
maximum number A-1
number of 4-3
sending messages
locally (Mac OS) 5-13
remotely 5-7
to all guests, remotely 5-7
using schedule 6-1
troubleshooting C-5
viewing
details about guests,
remotely 5-6
locally (Mac OS) 5-9
remotely 5-3
Guests tab 4-3
H
Hardware requirements
See also Memory; System
requirements;
Troubleshooting
asynchronous disk I/O A-2
described
Mac OS 3-1
Windows 2-1
networking
Mac OS 3-1
Windows 2-1
performance A-1
Help. See FileMaker Server Help
Hibernation (Windows 2000)
4-11
Hit percentage, cache 5-4
Host name
maximum length A-1
setting 4-7
unavailable C-5
Hosting files
See also Administering;
FileMaker Server; Files;
Guests; Remote
administration
automatically B-2
described 5-4
errors C-1
maximum number 4-4, A-1
runtime solutions
Mac OS 4-6
Windows 4-5
sending messages to guests
locally (Mac OS) 5-13
remotely 5-7
troubleshooting C-1
using command line 6-6
Hosts dialog box
described 4-7
dimmed icon 4-7
host name
setting 4-7
troubleshooting C-5
I, J
Idle disconnect time 4-3
Index, using in Help ix
Installing FileMaker Server
before beginning 1-4