Administrator’s Guide
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 Getting started
- Chapter 2 Installing FileMaker Server
- Chapter 3 Configuring FileMaker Server
- Using the configuration assistants (Windows)
- Configuring client connections
- Setting database properties
- Opening runtime solutions automatically
- Specifying additional database and default backup folders
- Setting administrative properties
- Recording usage statistics and setting log file size limits
- Configuring directory services
- Setting FileMaker Server security
- Restoring FileMaker Server default settings
- How FileMaker Server behaves during system sleep or abnormal shutdown
- Chapter 4 Administering FileMaker Server
- Default folders for files
- Starting FileMaker Server (Windows)
- Stopping FileMaker Server (Windows)
- Starting FileMaker Server (Mac OS)
- Stopping FileMaker Server (Mac OS)
- Overview of starting and stopping FileMaker Server using FileMaker Server Admin
- Connecting to FileMaker Server using FileMaker Server Admin
- Administering hosted databases
- Enabling database plug-ins
- Viewing usage statistics for FileMaker Server
- Monitoring server performance (Windows)
- Using reported events to track activities
- Using FileMaker Server in Mac OS
- Using the command line to automate tasks
- Chapter 5 Scheduling administrative tasks
- Scheduling database backups
- Running script files
- Sending messages to clients of hosted databases
- Viewing scheduled tasks in the Schedules view (Windows)
- Viewing scheduled tasks in the Schedules view (Mac OS)
- Running scheduled tasks manually
- Editing scheduled tasks
- Duplicating scheduled tasks
- Deleting scheduled tasks
- Enabling and disabling scheduled tasks
- Index
10 FileMaker Server Administrator’s Guide
1 Server-side plug-in support
You can enable FileMaker Server to use plug-ins with hosted
databases. When plug-ins are used by hosted databases, field
calculations can be performed on the computer running
FileMaker
Server.
1 Changing server properties while the server is running
You can change properties without restarting FileMaker Server.
Note The Secure Sockets Layer configuration property requires
restarting FileMaker
Server.
1 Server Summary page
A new page that displays your hostname, server IP address, and
license information.
1 Improved event logging
A new event log message tracks more server and database activities.
1 Improved statistics logging
The server administrator can create a report on usage, client, and file
statistics (such as the average time it takes to process a call on the
server).
1 Auto Update logging
Plug-in downloads are now recorded in the event log.
1 Database visibility
You can limit the display of hosted databases based upon the client’s
access privilege account and authentication type. An account can be
authenticated by FileMaker
Server, by external authentication, or by
both.
1 External authentication
Clients can be authenticated by a group account residing on an
external server such as a domain controller. Authentication is used to
determine and assign client access privileges to files hosted by
FileMaker
Server on a network.
1 Encrypted data transfer
FileMaker Server clients can encrypt data transferred between the
hosted databases and client computer using the SSL.
1 Remote administration auditing
A new event log entry lists the identities of the remote server
administrators and their activities.
1 Command line interface
Administrators can control FileMaker Server by entering commands
at the command line prompt. New commands are included in this
release.
Preparing FileMaker Pro files for use with
FileMaker Server
Before you can share FileMaker Pro database files, you must:
1 Convert databases to FileMaker Pro 7 format. For information
about converting databases to FileMaker
Pro 7 format, see
Converting FileMaker Databases from Previous Versions.