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
26 FileMaker Server Administrator’s Guide
Enable the privilege to Disconnect user from FileMaker Server when idle
to disconnect idle users from FileMaker
Server for each account (or
keep them connected), as necessary.
For more information on setting the length of time a user must be idle
before being disconnected, see
“Setting the maximum time allowed
for idle FileMaker Pro clients” on page 33.
If your organization uses a server to centrally manage authentication
for users and groups, FileMaker
Server can use that server as an
authenticator to manage database access if you have defined External
Server account types in the database. For more information on
authenticating via an external server for FileMaker
Pro accounts, see
FileMaker
Pro Help and www.filemaker.com/server.
Step 2. Place database files in the proper
location
Place the FileMaker Pro files that you want FileMaker Server to open
in the folders:
Windows: Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Server\Data\
Databases\
Mac OS: [hard disk]/Library/FileMaker Server/Data/Databases/
Notes
1 FileMaker Server will also automatically open files located in the
first level of subfolders within these folders.
1 FileMaker Server folder names no longer include the version
number, except the Mac OS folder named FileMaker Server 8 in the
[hard disk]/Applications folder.
You can also place the files in an additional database folder. For more
information, see
“Specifying an additional database folder” on
page 36.
Up to 125 FileMaker Pro database files can be automatically opened
when FileMaker Server starts up.
Mac OS: FileMaker recommends adding the .fp7 filename extension
to all hosted databases. Although this extension is not necessary for
databases used on the Mac
OS, the .fp7 extension is necessary for
databases used on Windows.
For information on placing script files in the proper folders, see
“Default folders for script files” on page 56. For information on
placing plug-ins in the proper folders, see “Default folders for plug-in
files” on page 49.
FileMaker Pro Edit Privilege Set dialog box