Administrator’s Guide
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 Getting started
- Chapter 2 Migrating FileMaker Server from the previous version
- Read this first
- Step 1. Stop FileMaker Server
- Step 2. Make a copy of databases, scripts, and plug-ins
- Step 3. Save your settings
- Step 4. Uninstall FileMaker Server 7
- Step 5. Install FileMaker Server 8
- Step 6. Restore your settings
- Step 7. Move files to the proper location
- Step 8. Complete your migration
- For FileMaker Server Advanced users
- Chapter 3 Installing FileMaker Server
- Chapter 4 Hosting databases
- Chapter 5 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 a directory service
- Setting FileMaker Server security
- Restoring FileMaker Server default settings
- How FileMaker Server behaves during system sleep or abnormal shutdown
- Chapter 6 Administering FileMaker Server
- 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
- Default folders for plug-in files
- 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 7 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
20 FileMaker Server Administrator’s Guide
Installing FileMaker Server Admin only (Windows)
This installation procedure describes how to custom install the
FileMaker
Server Admin application and supporting files. You should
use this procedure only to install FileMaker Server Admin on a
networked computer. The FileMaker
Server application is not
installed.
To install FileMaker Server Admin only:
1. Insert the FileMaker Server CD into the CD or DVD drive of the
computer you intend to use for remote administration.
2. Double-click setup.exe.
3. Choose the installation language. Click OK.
You see the Welcome screen of the FileMaker Server Setup Wizard.
4. Click Next and follow the on-screen instructions.
5. In the Setup Type panel, click Custom, then click Next.
6. Click FileMaker Server Admin, then click Next.
7. When installation completes, you see a Product Registration panel.
You can register online, or by letter or fax.
Uninstalling FileMaker Server (Windows)
To remove FileMaker Server from a computer:
1. Start Windows.
2. Stop the FileMaker Server services and exit FileMaker Server
Admin.
For more information, see “Stopping FileMaker Server (Windows)”
on page 46.
3. Choose the Start button > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs.
4. Select FileMaker Server from the list, and click Remove.
Your database files, script files, and plug-ins are not deleted.
Installing FileMaker Server (Mac OS)
Note If you have FileMaker Server 7, you must uninstall it before you
can install FileMaker Server 8. See
“Uninstall FileMaker Server 7
(Mac OS)” on page 15.
If you are upgrading from the FileMaker Server 8 Trial, see “Updating
the FileMaker Server license” on page 9.
This installation procedure describes how to install the
FileMaker
Server application and associated files. FileMaker Server
Admin is also installed with this procedure.
The installer creates two folders, one named FileMaker Server in the
[hard disk]/Library folder and one named FileMaker
Server 8 in the
[hard disk]/Applications folder. See
“FileMaker Server folders in
Mac OS” on page 52 for more information on these folders.
Important FileMaker Server must be installed locally on Mac OS.
You cannot install FileMaker
Server over a network.
To install FileMaker Server:
1. Insert the FileMaker Server CD into the CD or DVD drive.
You see the CD window. If you see only the disc icon, double-click
the icon to open its window.
2. Double-click the FileMaker Server 8 installer icon.