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FileMaker Server 11
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Getting Started Guide
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Contents Preface System requirements for FileMaker Server 7 Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server version 10.5.8 7 Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server version 10.6.1 8 Windows Server 2003 8 Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7 8 System requirements for Admin Console and site assistants 9 Supported client applications 9 About the license key 10 Upgrading the FileMaker Server 11 license 10 Where to go from here 10 Chapter 1 Installation quick start Before you begin 11 Considering performance 11 Insta
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4 FileMaker Server Getting Started Guide Chapter 3 Testing your deployment Using the FileMaker Server Technology Tests page 41 Troubleshooting 43 Deployment assistant reports that the web server test failed 43 Deployment assistant does not start after installation 44 Admin Console doesn’t start after deployment on master machine 44 Admin Console Start Page says to install Java when it’s already installed 44 Cannot start Admin Console from a remote machine 44 Clients cannot see databa
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5 | Chapter 5 Upgrading or moving an existing installation Step 1. Save your schedules and administrator groups 55 Step 2. Note your FileMaker Server settings 56 Where to note settings for FileMaker Server 9, 10, or 11 56 Step 3. Stop FileMaker Server 56 Step 4. Make a copy of databases, scripts, and plug-ins 57 FileMaker Server 9 files 57 FileMaker Server 10 files (default installation) 57 FileMaker Server 10 files (non-default installation) 57 FileMaker Server 11 files (defau
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6 FileMaker Server Getting Started Guide
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Preface ® Welcome to FileMaker Server 11. FileMaker Server is a dedicated database server that opens FileMaker Pro files, makes them available to other machines on a network, and publishes FileMaker data in web pages on the Internet or a company’s intranet. FileMaker Pro is an application for creating and modifying database files. Clients use FileMaker Pro to access database files hosted by FileMaker Server. Before you install, confirm that your machines meet the minimum requirements listed b
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8 FileMaker Server Getting Started Guide Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server version 10.6.1 Requirement Recommended Minimum Hardware CPU Dual Core Intel Dual Core Intel RAM 8 GB 4 GB Hard drive 80+ GB 80+ GB Software OS 10.6.1 10.6.1 Web server Apache 2.x Apache 2.x PHP PHP 5.3 PHP 5.3 Java 6.0 (32 bit, 1.6.0) 6.0 (32 bit, 1.6.0) Windows Server 2003 Requirement Recommended Minimum Hardware CPU Dual CPU/Core Duo Pentium 3.4 GHz RAM 4 GB 2 GB Hard drive 80+ GB 80+ GB Software OS Windows Server 2003
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Preface 9 | System requirements for Admin Console and site assistants You can use the applications that come with FileMaker Server — FileMaker Server Admin Console, PHP Site Assistant, and XSLT Site Assistant — on machines that have network access to FileMaker Server. On Mac OS, these applications require Java Runtime Environment version 5 at a minimum. On Windows, the 32-bit version of Java 6 Update 16 is required. The supported platforms for these applications are: 1 Mac OS X and Ma
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10 FileMaker Server Getting Started Guide About the license key FileMaker software comes with a unique, 35-character license key. Do not lose this license key. We recommend that you keep the license key in a safe place in case the software ever needs to be reinstalled. You can find your license key(s) on the back of the CD sleeve. If you paid for your software electronically, you received an email with a link to a PDF file with your license key. The license key ensures adherence to the sin
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Chapter 1 Installation quick start This chapter explains how to install FileMaker Server on a single machine. Before you begin Here is a list of things you must do before installing FileMaker Server: 1 To install on more than one machine, see chapter 2, “Deploying FileMaker Server across multiple machines.” 1 To enable web publishing, make sure the web server is enabled. See chapter 6, “Setting up the web server.” 1 If your server computer has a firewall, open the necessary ports in the firewal
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12 FileMaker Server Getting Started Guide To improve performance: 1 Avoid installing FileMaker Server on a machine that is a user’s primary workstation. 1 Avoid using the machine running FileMaker Server as an email, print, or network file server. 1 Do not use system backup software to back up databases hosted by FileMaker Server. Instead use FileMaker Server Admin Console to schedule backups of databases. 1 Do not use anti-virus software to scan the folders that contain hosted database fi
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Chapter 1 Installation quick start 13 | 7. Windows: To begin installation, click Next. 8. Read the Before You Begin information. If there is a task you did not do, quit the installer and do the task. If you are ready to install FileMaker Server, click Continue (Mac OS) or Next (Windows). 9. Review and accept the end user license agreement. 10. Windows: Select a destination folder, then click Next. Note On Windows, you can select a non-default location. See “Installation notes” on pag
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14 FileMaker Server Getting Started Guide 15. After the software has been successfully installed, start the Deployment assistant. 1 Windows: In the last step of the installer, select Start the Deployment assistant, then click Finish. 1 Mac OS: Click Continue. (If necessary, see “Deployment assistant does not start after installation” on page 44.) Windows Mac OS If you want, you can stop now and start the Deployment assistant later. To deploy FileMaker Server at a later time: 1 Windows: Cli
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Chapter 1 Installation quick start 15 | 18. In the first step of the Deployment assistant, assign the user name and password you want to use whenever you log into Admin Console as the server administrator. The server administrator is responsible for installing and configuring FileMaker Server as well as managing the FileMaker Pro databases hosted on FileMaker Server. Click Next. Note User Name is not case-sensitive. Password is case-sensitive. 19. Specify a name, description, and co
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16 FileMaker Server Getting Started Guide 20. If you purchased a FileMaker Server Advanced license, you can enable a hosted FileMaker Pro file to be a data source via ODBC and JDBC. Click Yes, enable ODBC/JDBC or No, do not enable ODBC/JDBC. Click Next. Important This feature allows clients to use FileMaker files as data sources using ODBC and JDBC. This feature is not needed to host FileMaker Pro databases that access ODBC data sources. For more information, see FileMaker Pro Help. 21
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Chapter 1 Installation quick start 17 | 22. Select the web publishing technologies you want to use and click Next. 1 You can install the FileMaker Server supported version of the PHP engine (see “System requirements for FileMaker Server” on page 7), or you can use your own PHP engine. If you already have a PHP engine installed and choose to use the FileMaker Server supported PHP engine, your currently installed PHP engine will be disabled. 1 If you use your own PHP engine, you must man
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18 FileMaker Server Getting Started Guide 23. Select a web server and click Next. Note If the Deployment assistant fails to detect the web server, see chapter 6, “Setting up the web server.” Also be sure that the necessary firewall ports are open. See “Before you begin” on page 11. Note To specify a web server later, select Skip this step and select a web server later and click Next. 24. If you see the following Web Server Test Failed step, the Deployment assistant detected but could n
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Chapter 1 Installation quick start 19 | 25. A deployment summary appears. Click Finish or click Back to change any of your choices. 26. FileMaker Server is being deployed. This may take a few minutes. 27. FileMaker Server Admin Console starts. Click OK in the Welcome dialog box. If you don’t see the Welcome dialog box, open a web browser and enter: http://localhost:16000 Note You can register FileMaker Server and verify the FileMaker Server deployment now or later. See “Next steps” on
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20 FileMaker Server Getting Started Guide 28. In the FileMaker Server Overview pane, note the IP address of the server. Tip Write down the IP address so that you can start the Admin Console from another computer. Windows: When Admin Console starts and the firewall is on, an alert displays. Click Unblock to start Admin Console. Write down the IP address Next steps Now that you have deployed FileMaker Server, get started using your new software. 1. Start Admin Console: See “Starting Admin
