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

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Setting the refresh rate
The management console provides live performance data on the server. You can use the
Refresh Rate pop-up menu to control how often the information displayed on the
management console is updated. The default rate is five seconds. You can also use the pop-up
menu to pause refreshing the information.
Accessing Flash Media Server resources and help
Near the top of every screen of the management console you will find two icons. Clicking the
folder icon displays links to the following resources:
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Flash Media Server website
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Related resources
These organizations provide additional educational and consulting resources for a
successful implementation.
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Online forums
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Support Center
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Release Notes
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Enhancement Requests and Bugs
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Designer/Developer Center
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Customer Service
Clicking the question mark icon displays links to Flash Media Server online help and
documentation.
Managing applications
The View Applications panes display information about the applications that are running on
the specified server or virtual host. From these panes the server or virtual hosts administrator
can monitor the state of an application.
Here are some likely uses of the management console:
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A developer wants to see the statistics on how many clients are connected to the
application, and view the live log, which shows the trace() statements made by the
application.
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A user debugging their application wants to see what the content of a particular stream
playing back is. They log in to the management console and click the View Applications
panel. After choosing a particular stream and pressing Play Stream, a pop-up window
appears and plays back the streaming content inside the management console.