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
Index
A
Access privileges, FileMaker Pro 29
Accounts 24, 28, 29
Activity Monitor (Mac OS) 33
Administering
closing files 36
disconnecting clients 36
opening files 35
remotely 34
enabling 25
using command line 42
viewing usage statistics 37
Application Log (Windows) 26
Assistive technology 6
Authenticating
administrator 24, 28
clients 28
Auto Update plug-in 11, 21
B
Backup folder 24, 45
Backups
and system sleep 29
running out of disk space 45
scheduling 45
Batch files 42
Bug reports 39
C
Cache
flush setting 22
hit percentage 38
percentage unsaved 38
Clients
authenticating 28
disconnecting 20, 36
number of 7, 20
sending messages 36
Closing files 36
Columns
sorting files in 36
sorting schedules in 46
Command line interface 42
Compressed files 45
Configuration assistants (Windows) 19
Configuring
customizing server name 24
database properties 22
directory service 27
downloading plug-ins automatically 21
enabling remote administration 25
flushing cache 22
memory considerations 20
number of clients 20
number of files 22
restoring defaults 29
security 28
Console application (Mac OS) 25, 39
Console Root (Windows) 8
Converting files 10
Copying schedules 47
Corrupted database 29
Crash, system 30
cron 45
Customer support 6
D
Daemons (Mac OS)
described 40
starting 33
Databases folder 23
additional 24
Databases. See Files
Default configuration settings, restoring 29
Details Pane (Windows) 8
Directories. See Folders
Directory service
described 27
port number, specifying 27
Disabling
remote administration 25
scheduled tasks 47
system sleep 29
Disconnecting clients 20, 36
Disk
space for back ups 45
writing client data to 22
writing statistics to log file 25
Disk KB/sec statistics, described 37
Domains (Windows) 27, 28
E
Electronic documentation 5
Enabling
JDBC and ODBC 20
plug-ins 37
remote administration 25
scheduled tasks 47
web publishing 21
Encryption, data 9, 29
Error messages 39
Event Viewer (Windows) 26, 39
Event.log (Mac OS) 26, 39
Events
checking for file corruption 30
logging 26
Extended privileges 8
Extensions folder 37