Administrator’s Guide

Chapter 6
Administering FileMaker Server
This chapter provides information about starting and stopping
FileMaker Server, monitoring FileMaker Server events, statistics and
performance, enabling plug-ins, and using FileMaker Server in
Mac
OS.
Starting FileMaker Server (Windows)
FileMaker Server running in Windows has two primary components:
an administration application called FileMaker Server Admin, and the
services that comprise FileMaker Server.
If you didn’t choose to start FileMaker Server automatically during
Windows startup or if you stopped FileMaker Server, you can start it
again manually.
To start the FileMaker Server service locally:
1. Choose the Start button > Programs > FileMaker Server Admin.
2. Expand the Windows Administrative Tools node in the Console
Root.
3. Select Services (Local).
4. Select FileMaker Server 8 in the Details Pane.
5. Choose Action menu > Start.
Starting the FileMaker Server service also starts the FileMaker Server
Helper service.
To start the FileMaker Server service on a remote computer:
1. Choose the Start button > Programs > FileMaker Server Admin.
2. Choose Action menu > Connect to FileMaker Server.
3. In the Connect to FileMaker Server dialog box, enter the IP address
for the remote server for
Address at the bottom of the dialog box, or
select
Favorite Servers from the menu at the top of the dialog box.
Note You must have previously saved the server’s IP address as a
Favorite Server.
4. Select the Server you want to connect to.
If you don’t see the server you want, the FileMaker Server Helper
Service may not be running. The FileMaker Server Helper service
must be running on the remote computer and the
Allow remote users to
administer FileMaker Server
preference must be enabled.
5. Click Connect.
You see the following message:
“FileMaker Server [server name] [IP address] is not running. Would
you like to start FileMaker Server and then connect?”
6. Click Yes.
The FileMaker Server Helper service must be running for an
administrator to connect to FileMaker Server. If it is not running, you
see a message that you can’t connect.
FileMaker Server opens the FileMaker Pro files for access by
FileMaker
Pro clients on the network. For information about starting
the FileMaker
Server service from the command prompt, see “Using
the command line to automate tasks” on page 54.