Scheduling administrative tasks > Verifying the integrity of databases
 
Verifying the integrity of databases
Note  The following information is for server administrators and group administrators.
If you suspect a database is damaged, verify its integrity by performing a consistency check:
•Create a Verify Database scheduled task in the Schedule assistant to verify all hosted databases, databases in selected folders, or a selected database. See Creating, editing, duplicating, and deleting a schedule.
•Verify one or all databases at any time on the Activity > Databases tab. See Administering databases.
Before starting the verification process, FileMaker Server sends a notification message to the FileMaker clients informing users that FileMaker Server must close the selected databases. When the delay time elapses, FileMaker Server disconnects any remaining clients and closes the selected databases, verifies them, and then reopens the databases that were successfully verified. If a database fails the consistency check, you must use FileMaker Pro to recover the file. For information on recovering damaged files, see FileMaker Pro Help.
FileMaker Server logs a message in Event.log indicating the success or failure of the consistency check.
Note  If you are a group administrator, your server administrator must configure your administrator group to allow you to verify the integrity of the databases in your group folder. For more information, contact your server administrator.
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Viewing log file entries
Scheduling administrative tasks
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