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
50 FileMaker Server Administrator’s Guide
Extensions, filename 31
for runtime solutions 23
External authentication 24
External servers 28
F
Favorite Servers
adding (Mac OS) 33
adding (Windows) 32
File permissions (Mac OS) 11, 40
FileMaker Developer 23
FileMaker Pro
access privileges for files 29
downloading plug-ins from 21
FileMaker Server, comparison 8
overview of using with FileMaker
Server 10
FileMaker Server
described 7–8
FileMaker Pro, comparison 8
new features 9
overview of using with FileMaker Pro 10
ports used 37
registering software license 6
requirements 13
starting 31–33
stopping
Mac OS 34
Windows 32
FileMaker Server Admin
described 8
installing
in Mac OS 16
in Windows 15
overview of starting and stopping with 34
FileMaker Server Advanced
described 7
installing 13
updating to 7
web publishing with 14
FileMaker Server Config. See FileMaker
Server Admin
FileMaker Server Option Pack 7
Filename extensions 23, 31
Files
access to 29, 39
backing up 45
closing 36
configuring properties 22
converting 10
corrupted after restart 29
number of 7, 22
opening 35
preparing files for FileMaker Server 10
sample 17
size 45
statistics on 37
Filtering file display 29
Firewalls 37
fmsadmin group 24, 28
fmsadmin group (Mac OS) 11, 39
fmserver user (Mac OS) 39
fmserver_helperd daemon 40
FMServer_Sample_Config.fp7 17
fmserverd daemon 40
Folders
and Mac OS permissions 40
backup 24
default 11
described 31
specifying additional 23
log files 25
G
Graphs, of usage statistics (Windows) 38
Group permissions (Mac OS) 39
Groups
defining for security (Windows) 28
FileMaker Pro See Accounts 29
operating system privileges 24
Guests. See Clients
H
Handicapped access 6
Helper service 15, 32
Hibernation (Windows) 29
Hit percentage, cache 38
Hosting files, maximum number 7, 22
I
Idle clients, disconnecting 20
Installing FileMaker Server
in Mac OS 16
in Windows 15
recommendations 13
verifying installation 17
Installing FileMaker Server Admin
in Mac OS 16
in Windows 15
IP addresses 9, 14, 18
and directory services 27
DHCP 14
static 14
J
JDBC
and FileMaker Server Advanced 7
enabling 20
installing drivers 13
number of clients 20
L
Layouts, protecting 29
LDAP 9, 27
License key 6
Limitations 7
setting client 20
setting file 22
Listing open files 35