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
Contents
Chapter 1
Getting started
Using this manual
5
Online Help 5
Using FileMaker Server documentation 5
Where to find PDF documentation 6
Registration and customer support 6
About the license key 6
Updating the FileMaker Server license 7
Introducing FileMaker Server 7
How does FileMaker Server work? 7
FileMaker Server 7
The FileMaker Server Admin application 8
Using FileMaker Server in your network 9
What’s new or improved in FileMaker Server 7 and
FileMaker Server Advanced 9
Preparing FileMaker Pro files for use with FileMaker Server 10
Chapter 2
Installing FileMaker Server
Hardware and software requirements
13
Windows requirements 13
Networking requirements (Windows) 14
Mac OS requirements 14
Networking requirements (Mac OS) 14
Important note about supported operating systems 14
About FileMaker Server Advanced and
web publishing support 14
Installing FileMaker Server (Windows) 15
Installing FileMaker Server Admin only (Windows) 15
Uninstalling FileMaker Server (Windows) 16
Installing FileMaker Server (Mac OS) 16
Installing FileMaker Server Admin only (Mac OS) 16
Verifying your installation 17
Chapter 3
Configuring FileMaker Server
Using the configuration assistants (Windows)
19
Configuring client connections 19
Setting the maximum number of clients 20
Enabling ODBC and JDBC connections 20
Registering the Web Publishing Engine 21
Setting the maximum time allowed for idle
FileMaker Pro clients 21
Allowing FileMaker Pro clients to download updates
automatically 21
Setting database properties 21
Setting the maximum number of files 22
Changing the amount of memory used by
FileMaker Server 22
Setting the cache flushing distribution interval 22
Opening runtime solutions automatically 23
Specifying additional database and default backup folders 23
Specifying an additional database folder 24
Specifying the default backup folder 24
Setting administrative properties 24
Specifying a custom server name 24
Authenticating the administrator 24
Enabling remote administration 25