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
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Port usage and remote administration
FileMaker Server uses the following ports:
The best method for remote administration outside the
administrator’s physical network is to keep your firewall in place and
use a secure mechanism to connect to your network, such as a virtual
private network (VPN) or secure dial-in. Use the FileMaker Server
Admin tool to administer FileMaker Server on a remote computer
once you are securely connected to your network.
Important FileMaker does not recommend using the remote
administration feature to administer FileMaker Server if you cannot
use a VPN or remote dial-in to access your network securely.
Enabling database plug-ins
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. You copy plug-ins required by the hosted databases to the
FileMaker Server
Extensions folder. Then, you can list and administer
server plug-ins with
Server Plug-ins (Windows) or View menu > Plug-
ins (Mac OS). See FileMaker Server Help for more information.
Note For information about automatically updating plug-ins on
client machines, see
“Allowing FileMaker Pro clients to download
updates automatically” on page 21.
Viewing usage statistics for
FileMaker Server
You can display usage statistics, such as how FileMaker Server is
performing and how many clients are logged into FileMaker
Server.
To display FileMaker Server usage statistics, select Statistics in the
Console Root (Windows) or
View menu > Statistics (Mac OS).
You see the Statistics list.
The following statistics are listed:
Port number Used by
5003 FileMaker Server
See the FMS
Read Me.pdf
FileMaker Server Helper service (Windows) or daemon
(Mac OS)
25003 FileMaker Server as the default AdminAuxPort value
Statistic Description
Network
(Kbytes/sec)
Amount of data being transferred across the network.
FileMaker Pro
Clients
Number of connected FileMaker Pro clients. Use this
information to help configure the maximum number of
simultaneously connected clients.
Files
Number of open databases. Use this information to configure
the Maximum number of files to host option.
Disk (Kbytes/sec) Amount of data being written to disk.