|Preface 9
System requirements for Admin Console and site assistants
You can use the applications that come with FileMaker Server — FileMaker Server Admin Console, PHP
Site Assistant, and XSLT Site Assistant — on machines that have network access to FileMaker Server. On
Mac OS, these applications require Java Runtime Environment version 5 at a minimum. On Windows, the
32-bit version of Java 6 Update 16 is required. The supported platforms for these applications are:
1Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server version 10.5.8 and 10.6.1 (Intel-based computers only)
1Windows XP
1Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2
1Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP2
1Windows Server 2008 R2
1Windows Vista Business Edition SP2
1Windows 7 Professional Edition
Supported client applications
FileMaker Server supports the following client applications:
1FileMaker Pro 9, 10, and 11.
1ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) and JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) client applications using
the FileMaker client drivers (FileMaker Server Advanced license required).
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Web browsers (or other applications) accessing data through the FileMaker Server 11 Web Publishing Engine.
For Instant Web Publishing (FileMaker Server 11 Advanced license required), the supported web
browsers are:
Your copy of FileMaker Server supports one of the following client configurations:
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP,
Windows Server 2003, or Windows Server 2008 Mac OS X (10.5.8 or 10.6.1)
Internet Explorer 7 or 8 Safari 4.x
Firefox 3.5 Firefox 3.5
Safari 4.x
FileMaker Server FileMaker Server Advanced
Up to 250 FileMaker Pro clients Unrestricted number FileMaker Pro clientsa
a. Note: Although FileMaker Server Advanced allows an unrestricted number of simultaneous FileMaker Pro client connections, most operating
systems impose their own limits on the number of network connections and open files that a process may use. This operating system limit sets
the effective limit on the number of simultaneous client connections.
Up to 125 hosted databases Up to 125 hosted databases
Up to a total of 100 Custom Web Publishing sessions Up to a total of 100 Custom Web Publishing and Instant Web
Publishing sessions
Up to a total of 50 ODBC and JDBC clients
