

Selecting a database on the left filters the list of clients that show on the right. The checkbox on the header row allows you to interact with all clients shown in the list at once. The checkbox next to a client allows you to check individual clients to send a message or disconnect. To close all databases, you need to choose a different pulldown altogether. The ability to interact with a specific database instead of selecting the database and choosing an action will prevent accidentally selecting “Close all” instead of “Close” over a slow, lagging connection. Selecting a database on the left so its highlighted will show only clients for that database on the right.You can perform an action on all clients.You can choose specific clients to interact with to disconnect or send a message.You have a separate pulldown to interact with all databases.You can shut down a single database easier as there is a separate pulldown for each database.Here are a few things I liked about this pane: Databases show on the left and Clients show on the right. Switching to the databases tab we can see that all the information is displayed in one pane instead of having to tab between Databases and clients. Likewise, knowing how much disk space is used by the database is a nice feature for those who monitor a server remotely, rather than needing to RDP into the desktop of the computer to get this information from the operating system. I have found this to be a very useful piece of information. If you utilize Perform script on server often, you'll find the inclusion of a counter to show how many are running against your maximum value you have set. Knowing when the last backup was, is good information to know at a glance. The real-time performance stats are a nice quick way to see the last 3 minutes of server performance and appears to be fairly responsive when switching between the 4 tabs. How much disk space is being utilized by the server.How many PSOS connections are used out of the maximum you have set.Real-time Performance statistics for CPU, Ram, Network and disk usage.It has some new information that didn’t exist on the first screen of the Server 16 admin console. You'll notice that the tabs for the different sections are now across the top instead of down the left side and the information displayed is different as well. As you can see it has a clean white interface, just like the FM Cloud console. Below is the main screen when you log into the FM Server 17 admin console. If you have ever used FM Cloud, the new design should look familiar to you. In this article, we'll go through some of the changes to FM Server with the release of FM 17, some of pros and cons that come with it. The Admin console in FileMaker Server 17 has been completely redesigned. Mike Ahern, FileMaker Consultant, IT Solutions Edited on AugFileMaker Server 17: Admin Console Redesign
