MAC Filemaker Server 8 on Leopard

[severedlim]

I know this topic has probably been talked about already, but is Filemaker Server 8 compatible with Leopard? I just got a MacMini and plan on using that as a Filemaker Server. I installed FMS 8 and get an error that I cannot connect to the server.

If FMS 8 is not compatible with 8 and I can't install Tiger on this new MacMini, what are my options? Do I have to buy Server 9 and does anyone know if that is compatible with Leopard yet?

Thanks!

[Fitch]

Server 9 is compatible with Leopard as of last week:

http://www.filemaker.com/support/updaters/fms_9.0v3_full_ESD.html

[Steven H. Blackwell]

Server 9 runs on Leopard. You must use the 9.0v3 install. A mini Mac is not a good idea as a FileMaker Server machine.

Steven

[iMarcW]

If you're going to use a Mac Mini, at least replace the stock hard drive with something more reliable like a Hitachi Travelstar, or better yet a full-size FireWire drive that you can boot from. Otherwise your hard drive will fail in 6-9 months, you can bank on it.

I wish I could run Server 8 on Leopard, too, but I haven't heard anyone say it's a good idea or that it will even work.

[Steven H. Blackwell]

Server 8 is not supposed to be able to run on Leopard. Only Server 9.0v3 done from a post leopard OS isntall with the full Server installer as well.

Steven

[severedlim]

Has anyone here actually tried to run Filemaker 9 Server v9.0.3 on Leopard yet? I just want to be sure it runs before I go and purchase the upgrade.

Thanks for your responses!

[Steven H. Blackwell]

The v3 updater is a free updater. Server 9, OTOH, is not.

Steven

[sgalloway]

Are you running FM server 8 on Leopard or Leopard server? Has anyone had luck running on Leopard server - all I have read is that it is not recommended or supported, not that it won't work. I want to upgrade an XServer to Leopard server, but not at the risk of my production system...

[mdpres]

I just set up a mac mini as a test server and so far everything seems good.

[indyfm]

Old Advance Man,

You said it is not a good idea to run FM Server on a Mac Mini. Why do you think so?

I think it would be ideal for a FileMaker Server setup that can handle at most 10 clients, especially if the database is backed up to another system nightly.

-Tim

[mr_vodka]

See this thread for previous discussions regarding the Mac Mini.

http://fmforums.com/forum/showtopic.php?tid/184046

[Steven H. Blackwell]

The drives in those machines are rated for consumer use and have a very high failure rate. They are not good candidates for use as a server.

Steven

[Jose Turcios]

I just set up a mac mini as a test server and so far everything seems good.

I really did not like the new FM Server 9

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This is what I did and Worked for me

Loaded 10.4.7 (tiger) Server On My Mac Mini and Turned it in to a server.

FM Server 8 It's been on since 2008, works with FM 11 Clients too.

Edited June 12, 2010 by Guest