Administrator’s Guide

16 FileMaker Server Administrator’s Guide
Uninstalling FileMaker Server (Windows)
Before removing FileMaker Server from your computer, be sure to
stop the FileMaker Server Helper and FileMaker
Server services,
and exit FileMaker Server Admin.
To remove FileMaker Server from a computer:
1. Start Windows.
2. Stop FileMaker Server service.
For more information, see “Stopping FileMaker Server (Windows)”
on page 32.
3. Choose the Start button > Control Panels > Add Remove Programs.
4. Select FileMaker Server from the list, and click Remove.
Installing FileMaker Server (Mac OS)
This installation procedure describes how to install the
FileMaker
Server application and associated files. FileMaker Server
Admin is also installed with this procedure.
The installer creates two folders named FileMaker Server 7, one in
the root Library folder and another in the root Applications folder.
See
“FileMaker Server 7 folders in Mac OS” on page 40 for more
information on these folders.
Important FileMaker Server must be installed locally on Mac OS.
You cannot install FileMaker
Server over a network.
To install FileMaker Server:
1. Insert the FileMaker Server CD into the CD or DVD drive.
You see the CD window. If you see only the disc icon, double-click
the icon to open its window.
2. Double-click the FileMaker Server 7 installer icon.
3. Enter your Mac OS authentication passphrase and follow the on-
screen instructions.
You see the FileMaker Server Installer dialog box.
4. Click Install.
5. Choose the startup configuration. Click OK.
Note After installation, you must either restart the computer or start
the FileMaker
Server service manually the first time. For more
information, see
“Starting FileMaker Server (Mac OS)” on page 33.
Thereafter FileMaker Server will start when you restart the
computer.
6. Click Next and follow the on-screen instructions.
7. When installation completes, you see a Product Registration
panel. You can register online if you have an Internet connection. If
you choose to register by letter or by fax, you can fill out the form on
your computer, print a copy of the form, and mail or fax it to
FileMaker.
Installing FileMaker Server Admin only (Mac OS)
This installation procedure describes how to custom install the
FileMaker
Server Admin application and supporting files. You
should use this procedure only to install FileMaker Server Admin on
a networked computer. The FileMaker
Server application is not
installed.
The Installer creates a folder called FileMaker Server 7 in the root
Applications folder.
To install FileMaker Server Admin:
1. Insert the FileMaker Server CD into the CD or DVD drive.
You see the CD window. If you see only the disc icon, double-click
the icon to open its window.
2. Double-click the FileMaker Server 7 Admin installer icon.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Select If
Automatic You want FileMaker Server to start whenever Mac OS starts.
Manual You want FileMaker Server to start only after you start the
FileMaker Server daemon in the Mac OS Terminal application
or through FileMaker Server Admin.