Windows 2003 Server with FM Server 5.5?

[Mariano Peterson]

Has anybody tried using FileMaker Server 5.5 on a Windows 2003 platform? Please post your experience. I'm considering using this configuration, and would like to know what issues might arise.

[Laurent]

I've installed FMServer 5.5 on Windows 2003, and all I can say is that I'm unable to uninstall it :-)

Uninstaller fails with an Error Code 1723....

Laurent

[laker_42]

We have 3 servers that have Win 2003 Server installed with FM Server 5.5 and haven't had 1 problem yet. They have been up for 7 months now.

John

[Singlequanta]

Stop the service before trying to uninstall it.

Version: Developer v7

Platform: Windows XP

[Himitsu]

I don't know about 5.5... but I just got our server5 up on 2003 and seems ok... but I have only run it for a day now.... we will see. Is 5.5 faster than 5? I have noticed that it is a little slow... any advice?

[Speculant]

Does anyone know how to change the location of the hosted files on windows.

Default = /C but I have not enough space there.

[laker_42]

You have to change the location of the hosted files when you install FM Server. Just change the location of where you want it installed. I don't believe you can change it once you have installed it but someone will probably prove me wrong.

John

[Himitsu]

Laurent said:

I've installed FMServer 5.5 on Windows 2003, and all I can say is that I'm unable to uninstall it :-)

Uninstaller fails with an Error Code 1723....

Laurent

Just checking up on this. Did you get the patch from filemaker? They have a patch in the support section. just download it and it will remove it for you. I have included it with this message.

fms_55_trial_win_msi_upd.zip

[keckfmp]

laker_42 said:

You have to change the location of the hosted files when you install FM Server. Just change the location of where you want it installed. I don't believe you can change it once you have installed it but someone will probably prove me wrong.

John

I'm not familiar with FMS 5.5, but on my FMS 3 installation on NT4, I simply put shortcuts with FMS. The FMP files are on another partition. Works okay. I'm looking to upgrade to probably FMS 5.5 on W2K3. Does the same shortcut approach work?

[laker_42]

I am not sure if you can use shortcuts or not. Did you create shortcuts to the files and place the shortcuts in the C:/fmserver folder? Or did you create shortcuts to the folders? It may work. I can try it and let you know if it works or not.

I just tried this and it does work. I created a shortcut to a folder that was in a different location and put the shortcut in the Filemaker Server 5.5 folder. I then went into the Administrator database to open the files in the new folder and they were there. So this would be another method to serving up files in a location other than the default one.

John