Administrator’s Guide

Chapter 6
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Administering FileMaker Server 47
To start the FileMaker Server daemon on a remote computer:
Note The FileMaker Server Helper daemon must be running on the
remote computer and the
Allow remote users to administer FileMaker
Server
preference must be enabled.
1. In FileMaker Server Admin, choose Server menu > Connect to
FileMaker Server.
2. Select the Server you want to connect to.
3. In the Connect to FileMaker Server dialog box, with no item
selected in the Favorite Servers list, click
Add to Favorites.
4. Double-click FileMaker Server in the list, then type the hostname.
5. Double-click Address/Hostname, then type the IP address.
6. 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?”
7. Click Yes.
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.
Notes
1 Mac OS: You can use the Activity Monitor application to see if
FileMaker Server or FileMaker Server Helper is running. Use
fms as
the process filter. See Mac OS Help for more information.
1 You can make an alias for FileMaker Server Admin, but not for the
FileMaker Server application.
1 Typically, FileMaker Server is automatically started when the
computer is started. This can be specified during installation or with
the Local FileMaker Server Administration dialog box.
Stopping FileMaker Server (Mac OS)
Stopping the FileMaker Server daemon disconnects all FileMaker Pro
clients, closes all database files hosted by FileMaker Server, and
disconnects all instances of FileMaker Server Admin. This process
works only on a connected server and may take several minutes.
To stop the FileMaker Server and FileMaker Server Helper daemons
locally:
1. In FileMaker Server Admin, choose Server menu > Local FileMaker
Server Administration
.
2. Click the lock.
3. At the prompt, enter an OS-level user name and password.
Note The account must have administrative privileges.
4. Click Stop FileMaker Server Processes.
5. Both the FileMaker Server and FileMaker Server Helper daemons
stop.
To stop the FileMaker Server daemon (locally or on a remote
computer):
1. Connect to the FileMaker Server you intend to stop using
FileMaker Server Admin.
2. In FileMaker Server Admin, choose Server menu > Stop FileMaker
Server
.
You see a message asking for confirmation that you want to stop
FileMaker Server.
3. Click Yes.
If you have large files or files with any connected clients, the stopping
process may take several minutes. If you encounter problems, try
disconnecting clients. For more information see
“Disconnecting
clients” on page 30. Also try closing hosted files. For more
information see “Closing hosted files” on page 30.