I'm a relative newcomer to FM, so please excuse me if this question has been addressed before (and point me to it :-) )

Our setup is a SQL server backend server housing our main application data, which we'd like to sync with FM running on iPads.

 

From going through the MirrorSync documentation, I'm still unclear as to whether the you can sync directly from a FM Go (iPad) instance directly to SQL server using Mirror Sync, or whether you always need FM Server to be in the setup?

 

If it's a case that FM Server is always needed, does that mean that you need for e.g. 40users :

40 FMGo -> FM Server licenses, and

1 FM server <-> SQL Server license?

 

Thanks

 

Tom

 

Yes, you can use MirrorSync to sync directly between FM Go and SQL Server. You will need to host the file on FileMaker Server during the initial configuration process, but once that is finished, the actual sync process will be between FileMaker Go <-> MirrorSync <-> SQL Server.

 

We've done this setup for another client, and it's extremely fast.

 

From a MirrorSync licensing perspective, you'll need need 40 device licenses ($2,000) plus a SQL Database to FileMaker Pro/Go configuration ($800) for a total cost of $2,800.

Thanks Jesse - thats exactly what I need.

I've added this answer to our documentation with more details, in case anybody else has the same type of question:

 

http://docs.360works.com/index.php/MirrorSync_advanced_topics#What_type_of_sync_configurations_are_supported_by_MirrorSync.3F