MACROMEDIA FLASH MEDIA SERVER 2-MANAGING FLASH MEDIA..., Manual

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16 Managing the Server
Using the management console
The management console for the Flash Media Server 2 release has been redesigned to ease the
workflow for administrators. It is also enhanced with many new features. From the graphical
user interface, you can administer servers running Flash Media Server, monitor their
processes, and debug their applications.
For example, a designer debugging an application wants to view the content of a particular
stream. The administrator logs in to the Flash Media Administrative service through the
management console, selects the application and then clicks its Streams tab. They select the
desired stream from the list and can replay it within the management console by selecting the
Play Streams option.
Another user debugging a different application wants to review the contents of a shared object
implemented in their application and examine the properties in this shared object. The user
logs into the management console and selects the application. The user moves to the Shared
Objects tab and selects the shared object. The management console displays the object's data
properties in the adjoining window.
The management console is a Flash application (fmsconsole.swf ) that Macromedia created
with public APIs (application programming interfaces). When you install Flash Media Server
2 on Windows or Linux systems, the installer places fmsconsole.html in the Flash Media
Server 2\
directory [the root of the installed directory]. If you have Flash Player installed, you
can monitor and control the server’s activity by launching the management console and
connecting to the server.
To run the management console from a computer other than the computer where the server is
installed, copy fmsconsole.html and fmsconsole.swf to the other computer, or make sure that
this file is in your webroot directory so it can be accessed remotely. In both cases, you’ll need
to make sure that the
Allow
and
Deny
tags in the Users.xml file allow the connection from the
other computer’s IP address.
For more information, see “Server administration over HTTP” on page 71 .
With the management console you can perform the following tasks:
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Check the status of the server and the applications running on it.
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Shut down or restart the server, a virtual host, or individual client applications.
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Add and edit administrators.
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View server performance data such as client connections, bandwidth, CPU, and memory
usage.