Admin Console won't start on Server 2003

[Moe]

There are a lot of posts about the admin console not starting on Macs, but I have the same problem on Windows. The only way I can ever get it running is to restart the FM server service.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Moses

[Steven H. Blackwell]

Just always be sure that the FileMsker Server service itself is running. Check the Services Control Panel.

Steven

[Moe]

It is always running, but the problem still exists.

Thanks,

m

[Screbinodus]

Hi,

I've just clean-installed a second FM9avd server and I'm experiencing the same problem.

Navigating to http://localhost:16000 starts to open the console, but it remains minimised. If you maximise it, it shows a blank grey window.

If I close this window and try to open the admin console again, it tells me that another user is already running the console -- however, I can't find the correct service/process to kill.

This is bizarre, as the FM server service is running fine -- I can see the server in remote hosts, and open the demo database without difficulty. I just can't administrate it!

On my first FM9Adv server the admin console works fine. However, on this server IIS is not installed -- could the MS web services be interfering with the Java webpages???

Cheers,

Jon.

[Francisco Barrera]

Hi, I got the same problem when I try to install a Filemaker Server in our new server, first I think the problem was in the arquitecture of the server because we are using a Intel Core Quad Server, after many test, I discover the problem is an incompatibility issue with Java, please tray the next steps:

1.- Open Java Panel in the control panels

2.- Go to the Tap Java in the Java Control Panel

3.- Select the Option "View" to see the Updates and the instalation

4.- If you are running Java JRE 6.11 just mark as Disable.

5.- If don have another version available, go to the next page: http://java.sun.com/products/archive/j2se/6u10/index.html

6.-Download Java JRE version 6.7 and install.

7.- Restar your server

8.- Open Filemaker Deployment Assistant

I hope it helps you.

Greetings

[Moe]

I still am having a problem with the admin console and I don't believe it's the Java version. I have been able to get around it for a while by using the command line but now I need to use the PHP site assistant. Any other ideas?

[Wim Decorte]

No, your description is too vague. The whole Admin Console is based on Java and when it doesn't launch it's always a java issue (short of forgetting the admin pw, or blocking the necessary ports 16000 to 16004).

You can launch the PHP site assistant from a copy of FMPA on another machine...

[Moe]

Thanks for writing back. I can only get into the admin console if I restart the fmserver service. When I restart it I can get in for a while both remotely and directly on the server, but then when I come back to it later I can't get in again unless I restart the service again. Do you still think this is Java related? I am running Java Platform, Standard Edition 1.6.0. When I tried upgrading Java previously it caused other problem with the console.