Changing a FileMaker Server deployment

Deploying FileMaker Server : Changing a FileMaker Server deployment

Note The following information is for server administrators.

You can first deploy on one machine, and if the web publishing load increases over time, you can use the Deployment assistant to change your FileMaker Server deployment to use two machines.

To change a FileMaker Server deployment:

1. In Admin Console, choose Server menu > Edit Deployment.

The Deployment assistant starts.

2. Click Next until you see the options you want to change.

The Deployment assistant shows the current selections.

3. Change any of the selections in these Deployment assistant steps:

• Enabling technologies for data sharing and web publishing.

• Selecting a deployment type.

• If you deployed FileMaker Server on a single machine, the Deployment assistant tests the Web Server. If you selected a two-machine deployment, you must configure the worker machine and test it. See Configuring worker machines.

You can enable or disable specific web publishing technologies in Admin Console. See General web publishing settings.

4. In the Deployment Summary step, review your selections. Click Back to make changes to any of your choices. See Deployment summary and progress.

5. Click Next to confirm your choices.

The Deployment assistant implements your deployment changes and displays the progress. This may take a few minutes.

The information listed in Deployment Progress shows the deployment and configuration changes as they occur. When deployment completes, click Finish to close the Deployment assistant.

Notes

• To upgrade the operating system on a machine, FileMaker recommends that you first uninstall FileMaker Server, then upgrade the operating system, then reinstall FileMaker Server. See FileMaker Server Getting Started Guide.

• To change the master machine, you must uninstall FileMaker Server and reinstall it on the new master machine. If you are using a two-machine deployment, you should also uninstall and then reinstall the worker machine. For information on upgrading or moving FileMaker Server from an existing installation, see FileMaker Server Getting Started Guide.

• You can add a worker machine but must select a two-machine deployment while editing the deployment.

• You can also remove a worker machine from an existing deployment. See Selecting a deployment type.

• For a two-machine deployment, if you make network configuration changes, changes to the domain name, or changes to the SSL certificate on the worker machine, you must redeploy.