Today I received a new MacMini bound to be a server for a small client. Came with 10.10.4.
N.B. For small clients (3-5 users), we install OS X Server, Filemaker app and Filemaker Server on the same machine.
Above that we dedicate the MacMini to FM Server only and get another MacMini for the rest.
installed, updated to 10.10.5.
Restart. Repaired privileges. Used Onyx to take away animations, ran through sys preferences to disable/set things etc.
Restart: everything worked fine and flawless.
Anyway: at this point, I wanted to update FM Server from 14.0.2.226 to 14.0.3.302. Downloaded updater.
The updater started and froze on "27 elements to install". Of course, the server was closed, databases were closed, Safari with Admin console was closed, etc.
I restarted, same thing.
Then I restarted, but with holding down the shift key. Updater did its thing in 5 seconds, no freeze, no problems.
Restarted again, everything ok.
For what it's worth, posting it.
I had the same issue, the FMS 14 V3 updater would freeze at "Items remaining to be installed: 27", the only way "out" is to force quit the updater.
Doing a force quit of the updater on my iMac (several different times) caused no problems with FMS.
Doing this on my client's Mac Mini (one time) caused issues with FMS, FMS Adminserver, and other FMS component(s), they all failed to start, I could not start them from the command line, nor would they start after a reboot.
Based on your post Siplus, I thought about what would be different when restarting with no extensions, one major thing would be that none of the Mac OS X Server processes would be running. So...
Solution:
I tried removing the OS X Server App from the Applications folder and, after a minute or so, the update started.
(I did this while the installer was still "frozen")
I then moved the OS X Server App back to the Applications folder after the FMS update was finished, opened Mac OS X Server and let it do its thing, everything seems to be working fine.
I thank you for the post, it helped me find the solution. I don't know if I would have though to remove the Mac OS X Server App without the idea of "no extensions"
Additional Info:
I tried the update with Mac OS X Server 5.0.15 and, I had also tried with the previous version of Mac OS Server X 5.0.x on my iMac, but on the client's Mac Mini, I only tried with version 5.0.15.
Computer Info:
Late 2012 iMac
MacMini Mid 2010
RANT / PLEA / IDEA:
It would be nice if FileMaker would make it easy to view the install/update log file, I have no idea where to find it, IF its available.
I am guessing that being able to see what was happening would have made it easier to figure out what was causing the freeze.
FileMaker Inc., PLEASE LET US SEE THE LOG FILES FOR UPDATES AND INSTALLS!
Better yet, use an Apple installer package instead of the Vise X installer. Apple provides the log file access I am wishing for by pressing cmd-L.