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
Chapter 1
Getting started
Welcome to the FileMaker
®
Server application for Windows and
Mac
OS from FileMaker, Inc. FileMaker Server gives you enhanced
database hosting capabilities on your network when used with the
FileMaker
Pro database management application.
Note If you use FileMaker Server 8 with other FileMaker products,
those other FileMaker products must be version 7 or 8.
Using this manual
This Administrator’s Guide provides instructions for installing
FileMaker
Server, migrating FileMaker Server from the previous
version, preparing database files for hosting, and describes features
for maintaining FileMaker databases. You may need to refer to
FileMaker
Server Help for information on more advanced product
features.
This guide assumes you’re familiar with general database concepts as
well as the basics of FileMaker
Pro. (If you’re not, refer to the
FileMaker Pro User’s Guide for more information.)
This guide uses “FileMaker Pro” to refer to both FileMaker Pro and
FileMaker Pro Advanced, unless describing specific FileMaker Pro
Advanced features.
Online Help
FileMaker Server Help provides detailed step-by-step instructions on
FileMaker
Server features. You can open Help from the Help menu in
the FileMaker Server Admin application.
Using FileMaker Server documentation
The following manuals are included:
1 FileMaker Server Administrator’s Guide (this manual): contains
key concepts and basic procedures
1 FileMaker Guide to Updating Plug-ins: describes how
FileMaker
Server Auto Update can download the most current plug-
in to FileMaker
Pro database client computers
The following manuals only apply to FileMaker Server Advanced
licensed customers:
1 FileMaker Server Advanced Web Publishing Installation Guide:
describes how to install and register the Web Publishing Engine and
associated tools
1 FileMaker Server Advanced Custom Web Publishing Guide:
describes how to develop custom web publishing solutions using
XML or XSLT on FileMaker
Server Advanced
1 FileMaker Instant Web Publishing Guide: describes how to make
FileMaker
Pro databases accessible to web browser users over an
intranet or the Internet
1 Installing FileMaker ODBC and JDBC Client Drivers: describes
how to install the drivers needed to access a FileMaker data source via
ODBC and JDBC
1 FileMaker ODBC and JDBC Developer’s Guide: describes
concepts and details to help you share FileMaker data with other
applications using ODBC and JDBC