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
in Mac OS 3-1–3-2
in Windows 2-2–2-3
recommendations 1-2
remote administration plug-in
Mac OS 3-5
Windows 2-6
troubleshooting C-4
Intel-compatible systems 2-1
IP address
setting 4-9
troubleshooting C-5
IPX/SPX
hosting with (Windows) 2-1,
4-8
incorrect frame types C-5
troubleshooting C-5
Italicized text, in local
administration window (Mac
OS) 5-12, 5-13
K
Keyboard shortcuts (Mac OS)
5-10
L
Limits for files and usage A-1
Listing information (Mac OS)
5-10
Local administration
described 5-1, 5-8
hosting files (Mac OS) 5-11
viewing databases and guests
(Mac OS) 5-9
LocalTalk. See Networks
Log files
application log
Windows 2000 4-10
Windows NT 4-10
format of 4-9
keeping data current
(Windows) 5-15
message descriptions C-1
Server Event Log, viewing
(Mac OS) 5-15
statistics
described 5-4
maximum size 4-10
writing to disk 4-10
viewing events (Windows)
5-14
Logging tab 4-9
M
Maximum number of files
described A-1
setting 4-4
Maximum number of guests
See also Cache; Guests
described A-1
troubleshooting C-6
with AppleShare (Mac OS)
A-2
Memory
See also Cache; Hardware
requirements; Optimization;
Performance; System
requirements
adjusting
Mac OS 3-2, 4-4
Windows 4-4
minimum
Mac OS 3-1, 3-3
Windows 2-1
virtual memory (Mac OS) 3-3
Messages
FileMaker Server log file C-1
sending to guests
locally (Mac OS) 5-13
remotely 5-7
Monitoring FileMaker Server.
See Administering
N
Network KB/sec statistics,
described 5-4
Networking tab 4-8
Networks
See also Optimization;
Troubleshooting
choosing protocols 4-8
error messages C-2
initialization failure C-2
mixed networks 2-2, 3-1, 4-8
performance considerations
A-2
requirements
Mac OS 3-1
Windows 2-1
setting IP address 4-9
sockets, AppleTalk A-2
traffic and performance B-2
troubleshooting C-5
New Schedule dialog box 6-1
NOS (network operating system)
2-2
Number of guests
maximum A-1
setting 4-3
O
Onscreen Help. See FileMaker
Server Help
Open command (Windows) 6-6
Opening files
automatically B-2
locally (Mac OS) 5-11
remotely 5-2, 5-4
runtime solutions
Mac OS 4-6
Windows 4-5
using command line
(Windows) 6-6
Optimization B-1, C-1
See also FileMaker Server;
Log files; Hardware
requirements; Memory;
Networks; Performance
P
Passwords
in FileMaker Pro files 4-11
maximum length for remote
administration A-1
setting for remote
administration 4-7
Path, for installed files
(Windows) 2-3
Pause command (Windows) 6-6
Performance
coexistence with other
software A-2
hardware A-1
maximize mode (Mac OS) 4-8
network A-2
tips A-1, B-1
Performance console
(Windows 2000)
using 5-9
Performance Monitor
(Windows NT)
described 4-9
using 5-8
Plug-in, remote administration
described 5-2
installing
Mac OS 3-5
Windows 2-6
Power Conservation mode
(Windows 2000) 4-11
Preferences. See Configuring
Printing Help topics viii
Product features, new and
improved 1-3
Product registration 1-1