Monitoring FileMaker Server

Admin Console displays current system information on the Dashboard page. See Checking the status of your deployment.

In addition, you can use log files to review server and client statistics, monitor server performance, and troubleshoot performance problems.

In a multiple-machine deployment (FileMaker Server only), the log files are on the primary machine. You can view most FileMaker Server logs in Admin Console and download them on the Logs > Log Viewer tab. See Viewing and downloading log files.

To monitor	See	Description
Performance-intensive client operations	TopCallStats.log	Detailed information about the client request operations that require the most server resources. See Top call statistics log.
Events	Event.log FileMaker Server only, Windows: Event Viewer (See Viewing activities in the Event Viewer (FileMaker Server only, Windows) for instructions.)	Database Server start and stop events, database files opened and closed, consistency checks, and error conditions in FileMaker Server configuration. See Event log.
Client activity	Access.log	Client-related access information. See Access log.
Custom Web Publishing (FileMaker Server only) and FileMaker WebDirect information	wpe0.log (Web Publishing Engine machine)	Any Web Publishing Engine errors, including application errors, usage errors, and system errors. May include information related to Custom Web Publishing (FileMaker Server only), such as end-user XML requests (FileMaker Server only) to generate web publishing output or changes to the Custom Web Publishing settings (FileMaker Server only). Any end-user requests to view FileMaker WebDirect solutions, changes to FileMaker WebDirect settings, as well as FileMaker WebDirect start and stop events, error, script, and user log information. See Web publishing logs.
FMSHelper (FileMaker Server only) or Claris (Claris Server only) process information	fmshelper.log	Any fmshelper or claris process activity. See FMSHelper log.
FileMaker Data API information	fmdapi.log	Any FileMaker Data API Engine errors, including application errors and usage errors. Information about all FileMaker Data API calls that access hosted databases. See FileMaker Data API log.
FileMaker Admin API and Admin Console log	fac.log	Any Admin Console start, stop, or error. Any FileMaker Admin API information and Admin Console activity messages. See FileMaker Admin API and Admin Console log.
Server statistics	Stats.log	FileMaker Server performance and number of clients logged in. See Server statistics log.
Client statistics	ClientStats.log	Detailed client statistics and client accesses to the Database Server. See Client statistics log. Note FileMaker WebDirect clients appear in the Stats.log rather than the ClientStats.log.
Schedules created from loading a schedule settings file	LoadSchedules.log	The number and type of schedules created when loading a schedule settings file, and any errors that may have occurred. See Loading schedules settings.
OData API information	fmodata.log	Information about OData API calls that access hosted databases. See OData API log.