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VBrick v4.2.1 VOD-WM Server
Admin Guide

April 15, 2008

4410-0179-0003

Ethernet TV VOD-WM
Video on Demand Server

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Summary of Contents for Ethernet TV VOD-WM v4.2.1

Page 1: ...VBrick v4 2 1 VOD WM Server Admin Guide April 15 2008 4410 0179 0003 Ethernet TV VOD WM Video on Demand Server ...

Page 2: ...f not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at their own expense This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipmen...

Page 3: ...ep 1 Unpack the Server 5 Step 2 Connect the Server 5 Step 3 Login to the Server 7 Step 4 Configure the IP Address 8 Step 5 Configure the ETV Portal Server 9 Step 6 Verify the Installation 9 3 Managing the Server Overview 11 Managing the Server 11 Server Properties 13 Performance Monitor 14 Windows Event Viewer 15 4 Creating Publishing Points Creating Publishing Points 17 Creating Authenticated Pus...

Page 4: ...Services Introduction 21 Restoring Windows Media Services 21 7 Reinstalling the Software Reinstalling the Software 23 Initializing the Server 23 Configuring the Server 24 Adding Content to the Server 30 Viewing and Verifying the Content 30 ...

Page 5: ... HTML as well as filenames directories etc Black Courier fixed width font is used to indicate user input in keyboard commands scripts etc Folder names and user examples are displayed in this sans serif font Folder names and user input are displayed in this bold sans serif font Italics are used to emphasize specific words or phrases Related Publications Dell PowerEdge 1950 Documentation Dell PowerE...

Page 6: ...vi Preface Printer Friendly VOD WM Server Release Notes VOD WM Server Admin Guide ...

Page 7: ... Software 3 Technical Support 4 Feature Overview VBrick VOD WM servers provide interactive on demand playback of Windows Media video that is stored on the server with a variety of methods The VOD WM servers are a basic component in the VBrick s EtherneTV solution and work seamlessly with the EtherneTV Portal Server They ingest and deliver unicast or multicast streams in Windows Media format The VO...

Page 8: ...specified performance with no additional software installed Be aware that the installation of virus scanners or security software that consume system I O resources may have an adverse impact on streaming performance These components are not tested by VBrick and you should test the VOD WM for performance and reliability after installing them VOD WM Server Max Throughput VOD WM Basic Standard 125 Mb...

Page 9: ...r has the following software pre installed Windows Server 2003 Standard or Enterprise Edition Internet Information Services IIS ASP NET VOD WM Server Software CD The VOD W Server Software CD has all server documentation including this VOD WM Server Admin Guide in searchable HTML format Figure 2 VOD WM Server Product CD Note Windows Media Services are installed and a publishing point is configured ...

Page 10: ... your reseller you can contact VBrick Support Services on the web at www VBrick com support The Support Services website has downloads FAQs documentation support guidelines and an on line form you can use to submit questions VBrick will make every effort to answer your technical questions in 24 business hours or less ...

Page 11: ...p 6 Verify the Installation 9 Step 1 Unpack the Server Each shipment comes with A Dell PowerEdge 1950 or 2950 server configured with a Microsoft Windows Media streaming server All power cords and cables Rack mount kit This EtherneTV VOD WM Server Admin Guide VBrick VOD WM Server Product CD Step 2 Connect the Server T To set up the VOD WM server 1 Connect the monitor keyboard mouse and network cabl...

Page 12: ...by plugging the 10 100 1000 BaseT Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port 1 on the rear of the unit 4 Connect the monitor cable to the blue video port front or rear on the VOD WM server Turn the monitor on 5 Connect a mouse and keyboard to any available USB ports front or rear on the VOD WM server 6 Plug the VOD WM server into a power source using the power cords provided All VOD servers have redund...

Page 13: ...mple a keyboard and mouse the operating system will automatically find and install the drivers Step 3 Login to the Server After the server boots the next step is to login with the default user name Administrator After logging in it is always a good idea to add a password T To add an administrator password 1 Go to Start Administrative Tools Computer Management 2 In the left panel expand Local Users...

Page 14: ... VOD WM server s IP address may need to be re configured Also the ETV Portal Server is configured to use the IP address of the VOD WM server so the Portal Server configuration will have to change You can configure the IP address by connecting a monitor to the VGA port on the server T To configure the static IP address of the server machine in Windows 1 Go to Start Control Panel Network Connections...

Page 15: ...s completes the Portal Server configuration However in order to verify the installation as explained below you must manually sync up the VOD WM server with the ETV Portal Server as follows T To manually sync the VOD WM server with the ETV Portal Server 1 Launch the ETV Portal Server admin tool and go to Global Settings Global Assignments Assign VOD Polling Interval 2 Click Sync Now Do not change a...

Page 16: ...etwork 2 Launch an ETV Portal Server client Open a browser and enter the ETV Portal Server hostname or IP address e g http portalserveripaddress in the address bar 3 Go to the Asset Library and launch any of the Windows Media wmv videos available in the Demo folder If it runs you have successfully completed the installation ...

Page 17: ... the server application to understand the concepts and get help for specific issues You can also go to the Microsoft Streaming Server website for additional information http www microsoft com windows windowsmedia 9series server aspx Managing the Server T To launch the Windows Media server 1 Go to Start Administrative Tools Manage Your Server 2 On the Managing Your Server Roles page click on Manage...

Page 18: ...various server properties such as Logging Event notification etc Highlight any property in the Category list then right click and select Properties in the Plug in list or use the View properties icon at the bottom of the page Advertising Used to add advertising content Monitor Information only Click the View Performance Monitor icon to launch the Windows Media Performance Monitor ...

Page 19: ...t Logging and right click to Enable Disable logging 3 Right click and select Properties to set Logging Properties including the location of the log file Note The default Publishing Point on the VOD WM server is VBP and it must match the server configuration in ETV Portal Server You can change the Publishing Point name but VBrick strongly recommends you keep the default ...

Page 20: ... of bandwidth and usage metrics Use the icon to Start Stop services reset counters or to launch the Performance Monitor T To view the Performance Monitor 1 Click the View Performance Monitor icon at the bottom of the window 2 Use the toolbar controls above the display area to add or remove counters ...

Page 21: ...ws Server 2003 Standard or Enterprise Edition and other operating systems Use this tool to review any system level messages written to the Windows system event log T To launch the Windows event viewer 1 Go to Start Control Panel Administrative Tools Event Viewer and click on Application to populate the viewer with messages ...

Page 22: ...16 2007 VBrick Systems Inc 2 For more details double click on any event to launch the Event Properties window Use the arrows buttons on this window to page through the log ...

Page 23: ...nformation Creating Publishing Points The WM Appliance supports both authenticated and non authenticated push publishing points for the Microsoft Windows Media Server Depending on how you configure the Windows Media Server authentication can be the default setting for all push publishing points it can be required on a per publishing point basis or not required at all A typical deployment of the Wi...

Page 24: ...or some on the WMS Publishing Points ACL Authorization at the publishing point level select Allow Write Permission for the Everyone user if already on the list or add to the list if necessary Click Ok to apply the change to the server If this change is done at the server level and the change is propagated to all publishing points all publishing points will allow push without authentication Creatin...

Page 25: ...unction in ETV Portal Server or by recording a live stream See the Portal Server Admin Guide for more information Topics in this chapter Content Backup and Recovery 19 Best Practices 19 Content Backup and Recovery VBrick strongly recommends that all stored VOD WM video content be backed up to an external storage system a Storage Area Network SAN or a tape backup system Backing up video content ont...

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Page 27: ...store Windows Media Services management after a server rename Contact VBrick Support Services if you need help or more information Restoring Windows Media Services When you rename the server using any available method you will typically be prompted for a reboot Run the following procedure after you reboot the server T To restore Windows Media Services management 1 From the Start menu select Window...

Page 28: ...er Windows Media Services Expand the tree under the new server name and the previous configurations including Publishing Points will be visible and accessible 6 This completes the restore procedure Now you can launch the ETV Portal Server go to Global Settings Servers and configure the VOD WM Server with the new server name if necessary ...

Page 29: ...ill boot up using the default settings 2 Press any key to display the Dell Eula page 3 Press any key for Service Tag Technical Support information 4 Press any key for Important Information OS Preinstalled 5 Click Next on Windows Setup Wizard 6 Click Next on I Accept License Agreement 7 Click Next on Regional Languages 8 Personalize Your Software Name user Organization company then click Next 9 Ent...

Page 30: ...ms Add Remove Windows Components Highlight and select Application Server 2 Select Details then select ASP NET 3 Highlight Internet Information Services IIS select Details and then select File Transfer Protocol FTP Service After selecting FTP press OK to close the IIS window then press OK to close the Application Server Window ...

Page 31: ...ect Windows Media Services and then click Details 5 In the Windows Media Services dialog box verify the Windows Media Services and Windows Media Services snap in components are selected Press OK in the Windows Media Services box and Next in the Windows Components Wizard The Windows Components will now be installed ...

Page 32: ... right click and select Properties In the Properties box select the Security tab and highlight Users VODWM Users Then select Full Control in the Allow column and press OK 7 Go to Start Administrative Tools Internet Information Services IIS Manager Select Web Sites and highlight Default Web Site Then right click and select Stop 8 Open Windows Media Services and select the server name On the Propert...

Page 33: ...s were stopped properly as explained above 10 Highlight the server name then right click and select Add Publishing Point Advanced 11 Select On demand and Browse to the directory D wmpub WMRoot for Location of Content and press OK 12 Go to Start All Programs Administrative Tools Internet Information Services IIS Manager Select the server name open the FTP Sites box and highlight the Default FTP Sit...

Page 34: ...n Security Accounts change the User name to VODWM vbrickuser set the password to vbrickuser and then click Apply and confirm Then uncheck Allow anonymous connection and Allow only anonymous connections and click Apply Press the Home Directory tab and enter vbrickuser to verify the password ...

Page 35: ... New User box enter User name vbrickuser and the password vbrickuser Then confirm and press Create 17 Highlight the User vbrickuser and select Properties In the vbrickuser Properties box select the General tab Deselect User must change password at next logon and select Password never expires and User cannot change password Select the Member Of tab and verify that Member of lists Users If not selec...

Page 36: ...and verify the content 1 Launch Internet Explorer and open the Admin console of the EtherneTV Portal Server 2 Click on Global Settings Servers 3 Enter the sever IP address select Server Type VODWM then click Modify 4 Go Global Assignments Assign Polling Interval and click Sync Now 5 Logout of the EtherneTV Portal Server and open a browser window 6 Launch the Portal Server and click on the Asset Li...

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