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Deploying FileMaker Server
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Deploying FileMaker Server
When you install FileMaker Server, you decide whether to deploy FileMaker Server on a single
machine or on multiple machines.
In a multiple-machine deployment
, one machine is always the master and the others are workers.
The master machine is always the machine on which the Database Server
is deployed.
The worker machines are the machines that run the Web Publishing Engine
or the web
server.
In a single-machine deployment, all components run on one machine, which can be considered the
master machine.
For more information, see Which deployment type is right for me?
(page 23)
After you install FileMaker Server on the master machine, the Deployment assistant
guides you
through the process of deploying FileMaker Server components.
The Deployment assistant helps you perform the following tasks:
Create an administrator account
that you use to login to FileMaker Server Admin Console
Set the name of your FileMaker Server deployment
Enable sharing via ODBC
and JDBC (FileMaker Server Advanced license required)
Enable web publishing and select the web publishing technologies you want to use
Select a deployment type, and in a multiple-machine deployment, assign machine roles
Specify a web server (when web publishing is enabled)
You can also test your deployment after initial setup and change your deployment later as your
needs change. See Changing a FileMaker Server deployment
(page 28).
Note If you cancel the Deployment assistant during initial deployment, Admin Console exits and
FileMaker Server is not deployed. Any attempt to start Admin Console starts the Deployment
assistant for you to finish deploying FileMaker Server.
Related topics
Testing FileMaker Server (page 24)
Checking the status of your deployment
(page 26)