[FX.php List] [OFF] FMS server leaky on OS X...?

[Gjermund Gusland Thorsen]

Which version of FMS are we talking about?

FMSA 8.0v4r2 has some fixes that are never talked about,
but irons out a lot of bugs.

ggt

2008/11/15 Steve Winter <steve at bluecrocodile.co.nz>:
> Hi Ernest,
> Yip, the very same Steve Winter, currently resident in the UK ;-)
> Should have figured that there were command line options to start and stop
> the actual server... I've used them in the past from PHP scripts to open and
> close databases... I'm picking that's going to come in very handy since the
> java process that runs fms seems to consume system resources...
> Thanks for the tip...
> Cheers
> Steve
>
>
> On 15 Nov 2008, at 11:07, Ernest Cunningham wrote:
>
> Hey Steve.
> Not the Steve Winter from Science Roadshow fame?
> Anyhow to restart the filemaker server you can use the Terminal App and type
> in the following:
> fmsadmin stop server
> You can check out more by typing in either:
> fmsadmin Help options
> or
> fmsadmin Help commands
> and just for your reference here is what you will get:
> fmsadmin Help commands
> fmsadmin commands are:
>     BACKUP          Back up databases
>     CLOSE           Close databases
>     DISABLE         Disable schedules
>     DISCONNECT      Disconnect a client
>     ENABLE          Enable schedules
>     HELP            Get help pages
>     LIST            List clients, files, plug-ins, or schedules
>     OPEN            Open databases
>     PAUSE           Temporarily stop database access
>     RESUME          Make paused databases available
>     RUN             Run a schedule
>     SEND            Send a message
>     START           Start the Database Server
>     STATUS          Get status of clients or files
>     STOP            Stop the Database Server
>
> fmsadmin Help options
> Many fmsadmin commands take options and parameters.
> Short Options:
>     Specify single-character options after a single hyphen (-). You can
>     specify multiple options together. If an option requires a parameter,
>     that option is usually the last option that you specify. For example:
>          fmsadmin close -ym 'Closing for maintenance' Database.fp7
>     A space is optional between the option character and the parameter.
>     For example:
>          fmsadmin close -mGoodbye
> Long Options:
>     Specify long options after two hyphens (--). Long options can be used
>     in scripts to increase readability. A space is required between the
> option
>     and any parameters. For example:
>          fmsadmin close --yes --message "Closing for maintenance"
> Database.fp7
> Parameters:
>     Enclose any parameters that contain spaces in single or double
> quotation
>     marks (' or "). Symbols that may be interpreted by the shell must be
>     escaped, that is, preceded by a backslash character (\). Refer to the
>     documentation for your shell or command interpreter.
> General Options:
>     -h, --help                 Print this page.
>     -p pass, --password pass   Password to use to authenticate with the
> server.
>     -u user, --username user   Username to use to authenticate with the
> server.
>     -v, --version              Print version information.
>     -w seconds, --wait seconds Specify time in seconds for command to time
> out.
>     -y, --yes                  Automatically answer yes to all prompts.
> Options that apply to specific commands:
>     -d PATH, --dest PATH       Specify a backup destination path.
>     -f, --force                Force database to close or Database Server
>                                to stop.
>     -m msg, --message msg      Specify a text message to send to clients.
>     -o, --offline              Perform an offline backup.
>     -s, --stats                Return FILE or CLIENT stats.
>     -t, --grace-time           Specify time in seconds before client is
> forced
>                                to disconnect.
>
> Hope this helps.
> Kind regards,
> Ernest Cunningham
> __________________________________________________________
>   FileMaker Database Developer
>   Nelson,  New Zealand
>   Ernest Cunningham
>   Mobile: +64-21-40 66 75
> __________________________________________________________
> On 15/11/2008, at 11:52 PM, Steve Winter wrote:
>
> Morning all,
>
> I've recently made the switch to a MacBook Pro (from windows) and have been
> finding it all rather good...  The one thing that seems to be causing me
> grief is FMS... I have the TechNet developer license 'version' installed on
> this machine... when I first start up it uses about 0.1 to 0.2 of the CPU...
> after a couple of days, which will have included several hybernations as I
> go to and from client sites, on and off trains, to bed, and all that, this
> usage begins to creep up...
>
> This morning it had got tot he point where the machine was barely useable,
> and upon checking FMS was consuming 85 - 95% of one CPU.... no wonder
> everything esle was unresponsive... a restart resolved that...
>
> Has anyone else noticed this problem...? how to I restart the FMS service on
> a Mac...?? Any other tips or tricks for preventing this from happening...??
>
> Cheers
> Steve
>
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