hello all, I am new to this forum and have a question

i currently have FMpro server running on a 604e 200mhz mac os 8.6

i have no intentions of upgrading to a newer server because this would mean updating all the ver. 4 clients as well.

my question is what would be the highest os i should run with server 3, i have a B/W G3 available

dedicated machine --> MacOS 8.6 on b/w G3 is leanest thus fastest. If you have to use MacOS 9, use latest 9.2.x.

But why not leave the db on the 604e (provided you have a fast hard disk on that machine and FM Server is the only app running, no [AppleShare-] filesharing, no nothing, unecessary extensions off).

I figure running server3 on the b/w G3 300 would be faster

maybe i wouldnt notice that much of an increase

In a FM system it is more important to have fast clients than a fast server (assuming you don't have 250 clients!). I would definitely stay with OS 8.6 for the server on a 604e or G3 machine.

-bd

but it's equally important to have a FAST hard disk on the server (or a big disk cache/ram disk). Depends on the size and number of your files. Also, a fast network connection would be desirable.

Apart from that, performance on the two machines should be almost equal.

are there any issues with the mac os 9.2.2 or should i just stay with 8.6

8.6 has been solid for the most part and will i find any improvements by installing 9.2.2 on either machine

thanks for the replies

Stay with 8.6, unless upgrading to Filemaker Server 6.