FileMaker Server 10 admin console refuses to load

Well... that was interesting.

This was the scenario when I arrived at the office this morning:

1. One database on our FMS 10 server was accessible just fine.
2. The other one was not. Trying to access it made FileMaker Pro 10 hang (icon kept spinning).
3. Trying to load FMS admin console resulted in some error code which unfortunately I did not record. I think it had to do with Java. This was on my workstation
4. On the server machine itself, trying to start the admin console resulted in... nothing. It opened, and promptly closed without fanfare.

Resolution (on Mac OS X):

1. I manually stopped and re-started the FileMaker Server processes:
1. Open the terminal.
2. Type "sudo launchctl stop com.filemaker.fms".
3. Authenticate.
4. Type "sudo launchctl start com.filemaker.fms".
2. Voila'! Well, not quite. Now the admin console was giving me the same error on the server machine.
3. Reboot.
4. Voila'! This time, really truly! :-)

Sabine MacCormack, -2012

Yesterday I received news of the unexpected passing of Sabine MacCormack. Sabine was a world-class scholar and also the editor for her History, Languages, and Cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese Worlds series, published through our Press. I was privileged to work with her for the last two years on a number of projects, and know her as a scholar without peer, especially admirable for her attention to and care for young scholars. She will be sorely missed.

Requiescat in pace.