Note: We recommend basing the PIN on the installation date (e.g. Password: Use this password generation site to create a password using these settings:.On the Admin Console Account screen, enter the Admin Console credentials as follows (unless you have made different arrangements with aACE Software or your FileMaker developer).On the Customer Information screen, enter the exact Organization Name from your FMS 17 license key.Note: If your implementation requires a different account, please note why and send that information to aACE Software. PC - Select the radial button for Local System.Mac - Select the radial button for fmserver.On the User Account screen, specify the correct account:.Start the installation, then at the Deployment Options screen select FileMaker Server master.This file will be used to enter your installation credentials. (For additional details, review the FileMaker support documentation.)īefore starting the installation process, place your “LicenseCert.fmcert” file into the server’s default Downloads folder. Once you have a 'clean' server, you are ready to begin the actual installation. (For details, see FileMaker’s guide on Uninstalling FMS 16.) Uninstall FMS 16 using the FileMaker Server 16 uninstaller (Mac) or the Program Uninstaller (PC).'Custom' server schedules include any that are configured and enabled beside: including every specification from 'Schedule Type' to 'Schedule Enabled”). In the FMS 16 Admin Console, navigate to the Schedules, then review and document any custom server schedules in enough detail that you can recreate them precisely in FMS 17 (i.e.PC - C:/Program Files/FileMaker/FileMaker Server/Data/.Mac - Macintosh HD/Library/FileMaker Server/Data/.Do not start the server again the server must be fully stopped so you can proceed. Wait until the grayed-out On/Off Switch regains its color and appears in the 'off' (left) position.

In the top-right of the Status screen, click the blue On/Off Switch to stop the server.

Backup and archive your existing FileMaker databases:.

If you are installing FileMaker 17 on the same machine that hosted your FileMaker 16 databases, complete these steps.

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