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-5
Properties. See Configuring
Protocols, network
setting 4-8
supported
Mac 0S 3-1
Windows 2-1
Q
Q&A for FileMaker Server D-1
Quitting FileMaker Server
Mac OS 3-5
Windows 2000 2-6
Windows NT 2-5
R
RAM. See Memory
Registering
filename extensions for
runtime solutions (Windows)
4-5
software license 1-1
Related database files, location
B-2
Remote administration
databases 5-1
described 1-1, 5-1
getting Help xi
hosting files 5-4
installing plug-in
Mac OS 3-5
Windows 2-6
setting password 4-7
troubleshooting C-6
Remote administration plug-in.
See Server Administration
plug-in
Remote Administration window
described 5-3
sorting columns 5-3
Removing
FileMaker Server (Windows)
2-8
scheduled tasks 6-5
Replacing data, performance
issues B-1
Requirements. See Hardware
requirements; Memory;
Networks; System requirements
Resizing columns
in Schedules list
Mac OS 6-4
Windows 6-3
locally (Mac OS) 5-10
Resume command (Windows)
6-7
Runtime solutions, hosting
automatically
Mac OS 4-6
Windows 4-5
S
Sample files
command line (Windows) 6-7
Mac OS 3-4
Windows 2-3, 2-4
Schedules
changing 6-4
creating
Mac OS 6-1
Windows 6-1
deleting 6-5
described 6-1
duplicating 6-5
enabling and disabling 6-5
running manually 6-4
troubleshooting 4-12
viewing (Windows) 6-3
Screen saver software, and
FileMaker Server A-2, B-2
Scripts, running on a schedule 6-1
Searching
Help x
TechInfo database D-1
Security
password protection 4-11
recommendations 4-7
Selecting information in lists
(Mac OS) 5-10
Sending messages
See also Administering;
Messages
disconnecting guests
locally (Mac OS) 5-13
to guests
all, remotely 5-7
locally (Mac OS) 5-13
remotely 5-7
using a schedule 6-1
Server Administration plug-in
described 5-2
enabling
Mac OS 3-6
Windows 2-7
installing
Mac OS 3-5
Windows 2-6
Server Event Log (Mac OS)
See also Log files
described 5-15
size limit 4-11
Server Last Statistics Log file
(Mac OS) 4-9
Server name. See Host name
Server Statistics Log file (Mac
OS) 4-9
Services control panel 2-4, 2-5
Shutdown
and FileMaker Server
Windows NT 2-5
checking for file corruption
4-12
Single user files 4-5
Sleep, by operating system 4-11
Sockets, network. See
Connections, AppleShare;
Networks; Optimization
Software requirements
Mac OS 3-1
Windows 2-1
Sorting
columns
locally (Mac OS) 5-10
remotely 5-3
performance issues B-1
scheduled tasks
Mac OS 6-4
Windows 6-3
usage statistics, remotely 5-3
Specify Hosts button C-5
Standby mode (Windows 2000)
4-11
Start command (Windows) 6-6
Starting
FileMaker Server,
automatically
Mac OS 3-4
troubleshooting C-4
Windows NT 2-4
FileMaker Server, manually
Mac OS 3-4
troubleshooting C-4
using command line
(Windows) 6-6
Windows 2000 2-5
Windows NT 2-4
Statistics
collecting 4-9
viewing
locally (Mac OS) 5-11
Performance console
(Windows 2000) 5-9
Performance Monitor
(Windows NT) 5-8