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
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Index 61
IP addresses 12, 18, 23
and directory services 39
DHCP 18
static 18
J
JDBC
and FileMaker Server Advanced 10
enabling 33
installing drivers 17
number of clients 32
L
Layouts, protecting 41
LDAP 12, 39
License key 9
updating 9
Limitations 10
setting client 32
setting file 34
Listing open files 29
Log files
Event Viewer (Windows) 38, 51
Event.log (Mac OS) 51
folder 38
statistics log
maximum size 38
writing to disk 38
M
Mac OS X Server 27, 41
Maximum number of clients 10
setting 32
Maximum number of files 10
setting 34
Memory
adjusting 34
requirements 17
Messages
error 51
scheduling 56
sending to clients 29
Microsoft Active Directory 39
Migrating FileMaker Server from previous
version 13–16
N
Naming servers 37
NetInfo Manager (Mac OS) 27
Netscape Directory 39
Network KB/sec statistics, described 50
Network requirements
Mac OS 18
Windows 18
Networks, described 12
NICs 12
Number of clients, setting 32
O
ODBC
and FileMaker Server Advanced 10
enabling 33
installing drivers 17
number of clients 32
Open Directory 39
Opening files
after FileMaker Server startup 28
command prompt (Windows) 28
manually 28
plug-ins 33
protected 42
remotely 23, 28, 37
runtime solutions 35
Terminal (Mac OS) 28
OpenLDAP 39
Operating system
group privileges 36
preferences and properties 51
Overview
FileMaker Server 10–11
hosting databases 25
migrating FileMaker Server from previous
version 13
starting and stopping with FileMaker Server
Admin 48
P
Passwords, setting 36
Performance 18
cache flushing 34
usage statistics 38, 50
Permissions (Mac OS)
file 52
group 27, 52
Plug-ins 30, 49
downloading automatically 33
setting up folders for 49
Port numbers 22
specifying for a directory service 40
Power Conservation mode (Windows) 42
Privileges
extended 11
privilege sets 42
R
Registering FileMaker Server 8
Remote administration
enabling in FileMaker Server 37
hosting files 28
overview 48
security 22
with FileMaker Server Admin 11
Requirements, hardware and software 17
Restore Settings tool 13, 15
Root (Mac OS) 52
Runtime solutions 35