Note: OS X El Capitan 10.11 and OS X Yosemite 10.10 are no longer supported. Please update your operating system before upgrading to FileMaker Server 16. Operating Systems.
Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition (with Desktop Experience) Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition with Update (see Microsoft KB 2919355) Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Standard and Enterprise Editions† macOS High Sierra 10.13 macOS Sierra 10.12.Version stated is the minimum requirement. FileMaker Server may work with later operating systems certified by FileMaker, Inc. Operating systems not listed in the table above may also work but have not been tested and are not supported.
An Internet connection is required to install FileMaker Server on Windows. A dedicated computer is recommended for FileMaker Server. Minimum Requirements Recommended Requirements CPU: Dual Core RAM: 8 GB Hard Drive: 80 GB or more, depending on file size CPU: 4-Core RAM: 8 GB Hard Drive: 80 GB or more, depending on file size Operating system drive requirements FileMaker Server uses the operating system drive to provide temporary storage for progressive downloading, uploading and downloading apps, log files, and cache storage used by components such as the Web Server. To maintain an optimal operating environment, FileMaker Server requires 80 GB or more of storage on the operating system drive even if apps are hosted on or backed up to another drive. The server administrator must monitor the operating system drive to make sure that enough storage is available. Standby server To use a standby server, there must be two server machines with identical configurations.
Both machines must meet or exceed the recommended hardware requirements specified above — not the minimum hardware requirements. Standby server must be deployed on the same LAN as the primary server. Standby server is supported only for single-machine deployments and not supported for FileMaker WebDirect worker machines. Supported languages Worldwide English, French, Italian, German, Swedish, Japanese, Dutch, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Korean, and Brazilian Portuguese Supported web browsers FileMaker WebDirect is accessible from a web browser. The table below lists the tested and theoretical maximum simultaneous connection limits for FileMaker Server 16. Tested maximums reflect the test configuration and do not represent a guarantee of performance.
Client Tested Maximum allowed FileMaker Pro 500 Unrestricted. FileMaker Pro (for User Connections) 500 500 FileMaker Go 500 500 FileMaker WebDirect 500 500 Custom Web Publishing (CWP). 500 2000 FileMaker Data API 500 1000 ODBC/JDBC 50 Unrestricted.Connections are limited only by hardware, app design, active users, operating system, or license agreement.CWP is based on simultaneous request events, rather than persistent connections.
User Connections User Connections allow clients — including FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Go, and FileMaker WebDirect — to connect to FileMaker Server. Each user may connect to FileMaker Server with only one client at a time.
Connections can be purchased through FileMaker Server Admin Console or on the FileMaker Licensing for Teams section of the FileMaker Store. Learn more about. Technology Requirement Java FileMaker Server 16 is currently certified to work with JRE 1.8.0161. The minimum required version of Java is JRE 1.8.0121. PHP FileMaker Server 16 installs what you need to use Custom Web Publishing with PHP including the PHP engine, the FileMaker API for PHP, and documentation. Use the latest version of PHP that FileMaker, Inc.
Has certified. Windows users need PHP 5.6.23 macOS Sierra 10.12 users need PHP 5.6.23 OS X El Capitan 10.11 users need PHP 5.5.31 Admin Console FileMaker Server Admin Console is accessed through a web browser from a machine that has network access to FileMaker Server 16. Supported web browsers include:. Safari 10.0.x. Internet Explorer 11.x.
Chrome 55 minimum These versions are the minimum requirements. FileMaker Server Admin Console may also work with later browser versions certified by FileMaker, Inc. Supported ESS Data Sources MS SQL Server 2016 MS SQL Server 2014 MS SQL Server 2012 SP1 MySQL 5.7.14 Community Edition (free) Oracle 12c R1 Oracle 11g R2 IBM i 7.1 (AS/400) (via Actual Technologies Adapter) IBM DB2 10.5 (via Actual Technologies Adapter) PostgreSQL 9.4.4 (via Actual Technologies Adapter) Security Supports AES-256 encryption of data at rest when the database files are encrypted by FileMaker's encryption functionality.
Sharing, reading from, and writing to AES-256 encrypted files is supported by all products in the FileMaker 16 Platform. Supports third-party certificate authority SSL certificate vendors. See a list of.