FileMaker G0600 - Manual (Page 22)

22 FileMaker Server Getting Started Guide
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Database Server : hosts the databases that you share with FileMaker Pro users and publish on the web.
In a multiple-machine deployment, the machine running the Database Server is called the master
machine. See the description below.
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Admin Console: runs on any client computer from which you want to configure and administer
FileMaker Server.
When you deploy FileMaker Server across two or three machines, one machine is always the master and the
others are workers.
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The master machine is always the machine on which the Database Server is deployed.
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The worker machines are the machines that run the Web Publishing Engine and the web server.
The master communicates with the workers to handle database requests from users, configure the settings
on all machines, and monitor the status and activity of all components.
Important To enhance the security of your database solution, especially on the internet, consider using a
firewall on the public side of a FileMaker Server deployment. Also consider using SSL for the web server.
For more information on setting up security for web published solutions, see
www.filemaker.com/support/security.
One-machine deployment
You can deploy FileMaker Server on one machine in two ways: Database Server only or Database Server
and Web Publishing Engine. For information on installing FileMaker Server in a one-machine configuration,
see chapter 1, “Installation quick start.”
Database Server only
You can install FileMaker Server on one machine with web publishing disabled. With this type of
deployment, you can serve FileMaker Pro clients and, if you have a FileMaker Server Advanced license,
serve ODBC/JDBC clients.
Benefits : This is the easiest deployment to set up and administer, if you don't need web publishing.
Database Server
Ports 5003, 16000, and 16001 must be open.
Ports 5013, 16004, and 50003 must be available.
Admin Console