Summary
FMP, FMPA, FMPS 13, Mavericks and Macmini
Product
FileMaker Pro
Version
13
Operating system version
10.9.1
Description of the issue
Have had this issue present itself on three different mac mini's.
The computer will lose connection to host, randomly. If it is the client running FMP13, it randomly loses connection to host. If it is the FMPS13 running on a macmini, it will randomly drop all connections and go 'deaf' on the network for 10 seconds up to a minute. It comes back 'online' without us doing anything.
These are all mac minis purchased in the last 6 months. We have lots of other mac minis that run continously without dropping connection.
Is anyone else seeing behavior like this?
Steps to reproduce the problem
Client : connect to database(s), work in database and computer will lose connection to host randomly 2 or more times a day
Server: run server 13 on a macmini, and it will randomly go 'deaf' on the network, dropping all client connections
Expected result
computer should remain connected to database until you manually quit/disconnect
Actual result
lose connection to host
Exact text of any error message(s) that appear
lost connection to host
Configuration information
Recent mac mini purchase
Workaround
for server, we loaded windows on the mini and it has been running without a problem
Al Davis:
Thank you for your post.
Do you have any other software running on the Mac Mini? For example, do you have Time Machine active? If so, turn it off, and set up a FileMaker Server Schedule to perform the backups.
I know you said this occurs randomly. Keep a log of each time this issue occurs. Also, check the Event.log file to see if there any activity when the server is inaccessible.
Continue to keep me updated with any progress, as others may also encounter these symptoms.
TSGal
FileMaker, Inc.