Administrator’s Guide

32 FileMaker Server Administrator’s Guide
To start the FileMaker Server service locally:
1. Choose the Start button > Programs > FileMaker Server Admin.
2. Expand the Windows Administrative Tools node in the Console
Root.
3. Select Services (Local).
4. Select FileMaker Server 7 in the Details Pane.
5. Choose Action menu > Start.
Starting the FileMaker Server service also starts the FileMaker
Server Helper service.
To start the FileMaker Server service on a remote computer:
1. Choose the Start button > Programs > FileMaker Server Admin.
2. Choose Action menu > Connect to FileMaker Server.
3. In the Connect to FileMaker Server dialog box, enter the IP
address for the remote server for
Address at the bottom of the dialog
box, or select
Favorite Servers from the menu at the top of the dialog
box.
Note You must have previously saved the server’s IP address as a
Favorite Server.
4. Select the Server you want to connect to.
If you don’t see the server you want, the FileMaker Server Helper
Service may not be running. The FileMaker Server Helper service
must be running on the remote computer and the
Allow remote users
to administer FileMaker Server
preference must be enabled.
5. Click Connect.
You see the following message:
“FileMaker Server [server name] [IP address] is not running. Would
you like to start FileMaker Server and then connect?”
6. Click Yes.
The FileMaker Server Helper service must be running for an
administrator to connect to FileMaker Server. If it is not running, you
see a message that you can’t connect.
FileMaker Server opens the FileMaker Pro files for access by
FileMaker
Pro clients on the network. For information about starting
the FileMaker
Server service from the command prompt, see “Using
the command line to automate tasks” on page 42.
Notes
1 You can make a shortcut for FileMaker Server Admin, but not for
the FileMaker Server application.
1 Typically, FileMaker Server is automatically started when the
computer is started. This can be specified during installation or with
the Service Property dialog box.
Stopping FileMaker Server (Windows)
Stopping the FileMaker Server service disconnects all
FileMaker Pro clients, closes all database files hosted by FileMaker
Server, and disconnects all instances of FileMaker Server Admin.
This process works only on a connected server and may take several
minutes.
To stop the FileMaker Server service locally:
1. Choose the Start button > Programs > FileMaker Server Admin.
2. Expand the Windows Administrative Tools node in the Console
Root.
3. Select Services (Local).
4. Select FileMaker Server 7 in the Details Pane.
5. Choose Action menu > Stop.
You see a message informing you that Windows is attempting to stop
FileMaker Server on the local computer.