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
Index
A
Access privileges, FileMaker Pro 42
Accounts 41, 42
ACL file permissions 17
Activity Monitor (Mac OS) 47
Administering
closing files 30
disconnecting clients 30
opening files 28
remotely 48
enabling 37
using command line 54
viewing usage statistics 50
Application Log (Windows) 38
Assistive technology 8
Authenticating
administrator 36, 41
clients 41
See also www.filemaker.com/server
Auto Update plug-in 30, 33
B
Back Up Settings tool 13, 14
Backup folder 36, 55
Backups
and system sleep 42
for migration 14
running out of disk space 55
scheduling 55
Batch files 54
Bug reports 51
C
Cache
flush setting 34
hit percentage 50
percentage unsaved 50
Client Connections assistant 31
Clients
authenticating 41
disconnecting 30, 33
number of 10, 32
sending messages 29
Closing files
command prompt (Windows) 30
Terminal (Mac OS) 30
with FileMaker Server Admin 30
Columns
sorting files in 29
sorting schedules in 56
Command files, setting up folders for 56
Command line interface 54
Compressed files 55
Configuration assistants (Windows) 31
Configuring
customizing server name 37
database properties 34
directory service 39
downloading plug-ins automatically 33
enabling remote administration 37
flushing cache 34
memory considerations 32
number of clients 32
number of files 34
restoring defaults 42
security 40
Consistency check, file 12, 16, 42, 51
Console application (Mac OS) 38, 51
Console Root (Windows) 11
Copying schedules 57
Corrupted database 42
Crash, system 43
cron 55
Customer support 8
D
Daemons (Mac OS)
described 52
starting 46
Databases folder 36
additional 36
Databases. See Files
Default configuration settings, restoring 42
Details Pane (Windows) 11
Directories. See Folders
Directory service
described 39
port number, specifying 40
Disabling
remote administration 37
scheduled tasks 58
system sleep 42
Disconnecting clients 30, 33
Disk
space for back ups 55
writing client data to 34
writing statistics to log file 38
Disk KB/sec statistics, described 50
Domain controllers 12
Domains (Windows) 39, 41
E
Electronic documentation 7
Enabling
extended privileges 12, 25
JDBC and ODBC 33
plug-ins 49
remote administration 37
scheduled tasks 58
web publishing 33
Encryption, data 12, 41
Error messages 51
Event Viewer (Windows) 38, 51