FileMaker G0600 - Manual (Page 50)

50 FileMaker Server Getting Started Guide
3. Before Admin Console starts, you must respond to a security message. The security message is a signed
certificate that ensures the authenticity of the product and it must be accepted to start Admin Console.
To suppress this message in the future and continue:
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Windows: Select Always trust content from this publisher, then click Run.
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Mac OS: Click Show Certificate and open Trust Settings. For When using this certificate, choose
Always Trust, then click Trust.
4. In the create shortcuts dialog box, click Yes to create a shortcut that you can use to start Admin Console
again later.
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Windows: A shortcut is created on the desktop and in the Start menu under FileMaker Server.
Depending on the version of Java installed, the shortcuts may be created without prompting you.
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Mac OS: After you click Yes, specify a name and location in the Save dialog box where to save the
shortcut, and then click Save.
The shortcut is helpful to manage several deployments of FileMaker Server from the same machine. The
shortcut name starts with “FMS11-” and is followed by the FileMaker Server name that you specified in
the Deployment assistant.
5. In the Login dialog box, enter the User Name and Password that you chose in the Deployment assistant
when you initially deployed FileMaker Server.
Admin Console starts and displays the FileMaker Server Overview pane.
Tip The best method for remote administration outside the administrator’s physical network is to keep a
firewall in place and use a secure mechanism to connect to your network, such as a virtual private network
(VPN). Use Admin Console to administer FileMaker Server on a remote computer once you are securely
connected to your network.
Uploading a database
Use the FileMaker Server Upload Database assistant to transfer FileMaker Pro database files from your
computer’s file system to FileMaker Server. You can copy database files from a Windows or Mac OS
computer that is on the same network as the FileMaker Server computer.
The Upload Database assistant copies the specified database files to a FileMaker Server folder and sets file
permissions and privileges so that you can access the databases after they are uploaded.
To start the Upload Database assistant, choose the Admin Console Server menu > Upload Database.
Note If any of your databases require a plug-in, see FileMaker Server Help for information about managing
plug-ins.
Backing up databases
Use the FileMaker Server Schedule assistant to create a scheduled task to:
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back up all hosted databases
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back up hosted databases that are in a specified folder
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back up a specified database