mac The admin console cannot establish a connection to the admin server

[PRSquare]

I have successfully run FMS 10 on an xServe for a few years. I just upgraded my OS X Server from 10.5 on an xServer to a new 10.8 MacMini Server. I also upgraded my FMSA from v10 to v12.

The server installation seems to be complete. The Admin Console Start Page opens with all the correct information. The OS X server app is running with file sharing and web services running.

Java 6 and 7 are is installed:

     edufmsprosvr:~ admin$ java -version

     java version "1.6.0_43"

     Java SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_43-b01-447-11M4203)

 

     Java 7 Update 17 (build 1.7.0-17-b02) is installed.

 

I'm sure something on the FileMaker Knowledge Base about the Java problems doesn't make sense to me. Should I have both of these installed?

 

When I select Start Admin Console on the Start Page I get this error message: The admin console cannot establish a connection to the admin server.

 

I have tried it locally on the server, on a remote 10.8 computer and a remote 10.6 computer. Same results each time.

 

I am assuming that this is a Java problem. Is there a solution? Do I have to wait for a FMS update? Is there a specific Java version that I need to install? Do I need to shut down my MacMini Server and re-start my FMSA10 server on the xServer?

 

Any guidance would be appreciated.

 

Paul

[Wim Decorte]

That does not sound like a java problem.  Try this from the command line:

 

 

 

fmsadmin list files
 

 

 

Also use Activity Monitor, select "all processes" and type in "fms" in the filter.  How many and which fms processes do you see there?

[PRSquare]

Thank you very much for responding.

 

In Terminal the only thing listed is:  Server HD/Library/FileMaker Server/Data/Databases/Sample/FMServer_Sample.fmp12

 

I have all my databases sitting in a backup folder on the desktop waiting to use the console to upload and start them.

 

In Activity Monitor there are six (6) listings:  fmsasad, fmsib, fmserverd, fmscwpc, fmserver_helperd

 

Paul

[Wim Decorte]

all the components are working then and the server is actually hosting the file.

 

Try to access the FMS start page from another machine through http://<ip address of your server>:16000

and seeing if you can connect from there

[PRSquare]

The server is hosting databases fine. I upgraded the databases I need to v12 and dropped them in the Databases directory. Great.

 

However, the Admin console is still unavailable. When I start the Admin Console from the Start Page I get the same error message: The admin console cannot establish a connection to the admin server.

 

I suppose that other than scheduling backups I can wait for an update from Filemaker if that is the solution.