Quick Start

Chapter 4
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When FileMaker Server backs up a database, it copies the database while it is active. Users can continue to make
modifications. When the copy is complete, the database is paused to synchronize backup files with the current database
and then the database is resumed. You can set options to verify the backup and send email notifications to clients.
Hosting databases connected to ODBC data sources
FileMaker Server can host FileMaker Pro databases that are connected to external SQL data sources. In FileMaker
Pro, you can work with the ODBC data in much the same way that you work with data in a FileMaker file. For
example, you can add, change, delete, and search external data interactively.
To host databases connected to ODBC data sources after the ODBC data source has been defined in FileMaker Pro,
on the master machine create the DSNs (Data Source Names) required by each database. To create the DSN, choose
Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Data Sources (ODBC) (Windows) or ODBC Administrator (Mac OS).
See FileMaker Server Help for more information on using ODBC and JDBC with FileMaker Server and accessing
external ODBC data sources.
Note You do not need to enable the OBDC/JDBC data source feature of FileMaker Server Advanced to host
FileMaker Pro databases that access an external SQL data source via ODBC.
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