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Chapter 8 | Optimizing your FileMaker Server deployment 74

Virtual servers

Virtualization lets you run multiple instances of an operating system and its specific applications

or services on the same physical hardware because you can use a software application to divide

a server into isolated virtual environments. Some IT departments turn to virtualization to reduce

costs and as a way to use the full potential of the hardware.

FileMaker Server has been tested to run in virtual machines. When using FileMaker Server within

a virtualized environment, you must monitor the machines to determine the stress being placed

upon the physical hardware.

Setting up and configuring the operating system

Keeping the server running reliably and efficiently takes some planning. You have to set up and

configure the operating system, either in Windows or OS

X, to avoid problems on the chosen

operating system.

Setting up and configuring Windows

If you are running FileMaker Server in Windows, this table provides suggestions for setting up and

configuring the operating system.

Recommendation Do this

Update the operating system

and other key drivers

Make sure the BIOS, firmware, and drivers are updated, including:

1 Machine BIOS/Firmware

1 Disk Controllers, including RAID Controllers

1 Disk drives

1 Network Interface Cards (NICs)

1 Display adapters

Install Windows updates Check for the latest service patches and updates and install them. Check

http://www.filemaker.com/r/fms-specs for supported Windows versions and service

packs.

Configure the disk

subsystem

Configure the disk array into three logical partitions.

1 On the first partition, install the operating system and FileMaker Server.

1 On the second partition, store the databases that FileMaker Server will host.

1 On the last partition, store local backup files and performance logs.

Don’t use file sharing FileMaker Server's database server accesses the FileMaker database files directly

and handles the network access by FileMaker clients. File sharing is not needed.

Disable unnecessary

services

Disable services that Windows enables by default that FileMaker Server doesn’t

need to function properly. The FileMaker

Server service only needs to access the

hard drives and network.

Disable other Windows

settings

Consider changing these settings when optimizing the system on which

FileMaker

Server is going to run:

1 Disable Disk Indexing for the hosted database volume and the backup volume.

1 Disable Shadow Copy (sometimes referred to as Volume Snapshot Service or

VSS) on the hosted database volume.

1 Make the virtual memory swap file a static size so Windows doesn’t attempt to

adjust it. Using the recommended file size amount works fine.

Configure the Windows

firewall

Find out which ports need to be open and configure the firewall on the master and

worker machines. For more information, see

“Before you begin” on page 9 or “Before

you begin installing on multiple machines” on page 25.

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