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- Page 1 Oracle Video Server Getting Started with Oracle Video Server Manager Release 3.0 February, 1998 Part No. A55979-02...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Preface ................................vii 1 Overview What is Oracle Video Server Manager?..................1-2 Why Use Oracle Video Server Manager? ..................1-2 The Oracle Video Server System Architecture................1-3 Tier 1: Client ..........................1-4 Tier 2: Application Server......................1-4 Tier 3: Data Server ........................1-4 Video Server Manager Communication Paths................ - Page 4 Creating a Split View in the Navigator Tree ..............3-6 Detail Pane ............................. 3-7 Summary Tables ........................3-8 Property Sheets ........................3-9 Status bar............................3-9 Video Server Manager Online Help....................3-10 4 Monitoring and Managing an Oracle Video Server System Video Server Manager Task Reference ................... 4-2 Index...
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Page 5: Send Us Your Comments
Getting Started with Oracle Video Server Manager, Release 3.0 Part No. A55979-02 Oracle Corporation welcomes your comments and suggestions on the quality and usefulness of this publication. Your input is an important part of the information used for revision. Did you find any errors? -
Page 7: Preface
Preface Oracle Video Server Manager™ (VSM) is a graphical, Java-based application that enables you to monitor and manage multiple instances of the Oracle Video Server™ and its clients. Compliant with Oracle’s Network Computing Architecture™ (NCA), the Oracle Video Server Manager is your best tool for monitoring and managing the Oracle Video Server system. - Page 8 Audience This guide is intended for anyone who is planning to use the Oracle Video Server Manager to monitor and manage the Oracle Video Server. This guide assumes that you are familiar with the Microsoft Windows and UNIX operating systems.
- Page 9 Platform Conventions The Oracle Video Server Manager client can operate on several different platforms. This guide specifies Windows 95 path names. For example, the default Oracle home directory for Windows 95 is C:\orawin95. If you are using a different platform, interpret the directory and file path names that reflect your installation.
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Page 10: Related Documents
To view the VSM online documentation from a Solaris machine, type: % $ORACLE_HOME/vs30/doc/pdf/roadmap.pdf & Related Documents Refer to the Oracle Video Server Road Map to find documents related to this release of the Oracle Video Server Manager. Your Comments Are Welcome We value and appreciate your comments as an Oracle user and reader of the manuals. -
Page 11: Overview
Overview This chapter covers these topics: What is Oracle Video Server Manager? Why Use Oracle Video Server Manager? The Oracle Video Server System Architecture Oracle Video Server Content Model Overview 1-1... -
Page 12: What Is Oracle Video Server Manager
The Oracle Video Server Manager (VSM) is the fastest and most efficient way to manage multimedia content and services throughout your Oracle Video Server (OVS) system. -
Page 13: The Oracle Video Server System Architecture
Chapter 4, Monitoring and Managing an Oracle Video Server the VSM online help. The Oracle Video Server System Architecture The Oracle Video Server system is fully compliant with Oracle’s Network Computing Architecture, offering a scalable, object-oriented architecture, which consists of three tiers:... -
Page 14: Tier 1: Client
Web sites. The Oracle Video Client software provides several tools to help you build and view client video applications. For more information about the Oracle Video Client, refer to the Oracle Video Client Developer’s Guide. -
Page 15: Video Server Manager Communication Paths
Video Server Manager Communication Paths For Oracle Video Server Manager, the target service is the Oracle Video Server (which resides on the Application Server) and its connected clients, as well as the Oracle database. Video Server Manager Communication Paths This section describes how Video Server Manager (VSM) communicates with the Oracle Video Server (OVS). -
Page 16: Oracle Video Server Content Model
Oracle Video Server (OVS) offers both physical and logical control of all content that is stored in the Oracle Video Server system. To harness the flexibility and control that this content model offers, you must understand the different layers of content that are available in the OVS environment. - Page 17 Oracle Video Server Content Model Figure 1–3 Oracle Video Server Content Layers Overview 1-7...
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Page 18: Running Ovs Without A Database
Oracle Video Server Content Model Running OVS without a Database If you are running OVS without an Oracle database, the content model changes slightly. When OVS is invoked without a database, the content service obtains content data directly from the tag file headers stored in the MDS. Thus, there are no clips or logical content in a system that does not have a database. -
Page 19: Installation And Startup
Installation and Startup The server and client components of the Oracle Video Server Manager (VSM) are separately-installed options of your Oracle Video Server system. The server-side components of the Oracle Video Server Manager are installed with the Oracle Video Server software. For system requirements and instructions for the server-side VSM installation, refer to the Oracle Video Server Installation Guide for your server platform. -
Page 20: System Requirements
System Requirements System Requirements To install and use the Oracle Video Server Manager console on a Windows machine, you need the following resources. VGA video (SVGA strongly recommended), minimum screen resolution of 800x600 32 megabytes RAM Microsoft Windows 95 with Service Pack 1 or Windows NT 4.0 with Service... - Page 21 To select a different installation destination, click Browse and select the directory that you want. Then click Next. If you do not have the Oracle Video Client 3.0.3, Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0, and/or JRE 1.1.5 installed on your machine, InstallShield lists these dependencies in the Dependencies dialog box.
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Page 22: Starting Video Server Manager
Starting Video Server Manager Starting Video Server Manager This section describes how to start the Oracle Video Server Manager console from a Windows or UNIX machine. From the Windows desktop Choose Programs|Oracle Video Server Manager|Oracle Video Server Manager from the Windows Start menu, or Double-click the Oracle Video Server Manager shortcut that was created on your Windows desktop. -
Page 23: Creating A Video Server Manager Shortcut On The Windows Desktop
Click the Shortcut tab. In the Target field, edit the <host name>.<domain name> entry to refer to the video server machine that you want to manage (i.e, ovs1.oracle.com). The <host name>.<domain name> entry is the last variable in this field. - Page 24 Creating a Video Server Manager Shortcut on the Windows Desktop 2-6 Getting Started with Oracle Video Server Manager...
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Page 25: Using Oracle Video Server Manager
Using Oracle Video Server Manager This chapter tells you how to use the Oracle Video Server Manager console. It provides the following sections: Video Server Manager Console Video Server Manager Online Help Using Oracle Video Server Manager 3-1... -
Page 26: Video Server Manager Console
Video Server Manager Console Video Server Manager Console The Oracle Video Server Manager console is a Java application that provides and easy-to-use graphical user interface that consists of these parts: Menu bar Toolbar Navigator tree Detail pane Status bar Figure 3–1 shows the major parts of the Video Server Manager console and how to use each part to monitor and manage objects of the Oracle Video Server. -
Page 27: Menu Bar
The menu bar contains pull-down menus with commands for executing specific VSM tasks. Some menu commands require that you select an object or folder from the navigator tree. Not all commands apply to all objects. Unavailable commands appear dim in the menu bar. Using Oracle Video Server Manager 3-3... -
Page 28: Toolbar
Content Service (vscontsrv) is started with database options. For more information about implementing the Content Service, refer to Chapter 9 of the Oracle Video Server Administrator’s Guide and Command Reference. The Program button is only available when the video... -
Page 29: Navigator Tree
Video Server Manager Console Navigator Tree The navigator tree, on the left side of the screen, is your “starting point” for monitoring and managing the Oracle Video Server system. The navigator tree, shown in Figure 3–3, provides a consistent and hierarchically organized way to view and access parts of the OVS system. -
Page 30: Creating A Split View In The Navigator Tree
Click the folder (Content, Clients, MDS, Feeds) that you want to split. Choose Navigator |Split View. To remove a split view: Select the tab for the view that you want to remove. Choose Navigator | Remove Split View. 3-6 Getting Started with Oracle Video Server Manager... -
Page 31: Detail Pane
The detail pane, on the right side of the screen, displays information about the object selected in the navigator tree and, as needed, contains controls for managing that object. Depending on the object selected, the detail pane can show information in different forms: Summary tables Property sheets Using Oracle Video Server Manager 3-7... -
Page 32: Summary Tables
By default, rows in a summary table are sorted in ascending order of the left-most column values. To sort a summary table by a different category, click the heading of the column by which you want to sort. Figure 3–5 Summary Table in the Detail Pane 3-8 Getting Started with Oracle Video Server Manager... -
Page 33: Property Sheets
Figure 3–6 Property Sheet in the Detail Pane Status bar The status bar displays a one-line description of the selected desktop object or menu bar command. The status bar is located at the bottom of the Video Server Manager window. Using Oracle Video Server Manager 3-9... -
Page 34: Video Server Manager Online Help
For help on a specific navigator tree or detail pane object, select the object and click Help button. To view the online Help index, choose Help|Index. To view the online Quick Tour, choose Help|Quick Tour. Alternatively, you can view the Oracle Video Server Manager Quick Tour by pointing your browser at: http://<hostname>.<domain name>/vsm/help/vsm.htm where <hostname>... - Page 35 Video Server Manager Online Help Figure 3–7 Video Server Manager Online Help Interface Using Oracle Video Server Manager 3-11...
- Page 36 Video Server Manager Online Help 3-12 Getting Started with Oracle Video Server Manager...
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Page 37: Monitoring And Managing An Oracle Video Server System
Server System This chapter lists the types of administrative tasks that you can perform with Oracle Video Server Manager. For a detailed description and step-by-step instructions for any of these tasks, refer to online Help. Monitoring and Managing an Oracle Video Server System 4-1... -
Page 38: Video Server Manager Task Reference
Use tables 4-1 through 4-4 as a quick reference for how to execute common administrative tasks from the VSM console. When appropriate, these tables also refer you to relevant or additional information in other documents in the Oracle Video Server documentation library. - Page 39 Chapter 6 of the OVS Administrator’s Guide and Command Reference View the event log file Select View|Server Event Log Refer to “mnlogreader” Oracle from the menu bar. Media Net Administrator’s Guide Monitoring and Managing an Oracle Video Server System 4-3...
- Page 40 Content Administrator’s Guide Click Load Content Register content with the Oracle Media Refer to “Registering Content” Data Store (MDS) and database in Chapter 4 of the OVS Click Content Administrator’s Guide Register Content 4-4 Getting Started with Oracle Video Server Manager...
- Page 41 Expand the Real-timeFeeds Refer to Chapter 8, real-time feed server folder in the navigator tree and “Configuring the Real-Time select a feed server Feed Service” in the OVS Administrator’s Guide and Command Reference Monitoring and Managing an Oracle Video Server System 4-5...
- Page 42 Content Service (vscontsrv) is started with database options. Refer to the VSM online help or Chapter 9 of the Oracle Video Server Administrator's Guide and Command Reference for information on how to start and stop this service.
- Page 43 Scheduling Services (vsbcastsrv, vsschdsrv, and vsnvodsrv) are started. Refer to the VSM online help or Chapter 9 of the Oracle Video Server Administrator's Guide and Command Reference for information on how to start and stop these services.
- Page 44 Video Server Manager Task Reference 4-8 Getting Started with Oracle Video Server Manager...
- Page 45 1-4 copying MDS files, 4-4 architecture creating shortcuts, 2-5 Oracle Video Server system, 1-3 audience, viii defragmenting an MDS volume, 4-4 deleting MDS files, 4-4 broadcast programs desktop. See Video Server Manager console...
- Page 46 4-6 online Help defined, 1-6 described, 3-10 modifying, 4-6 exiting, 3-10 removing, 4-6 starting, 3-10, 4-2 Oracle Video Client (OVC) defined, 1-4 Oracle Video Server manual content model, 1-6 audience, viii defined, 1-4 conventions, viii running without a database, 1-8...
- Page 47 send us your comments, v MDS files, 4-4 server tier, 1-4 MDS volumes, 4-4 shortcuts OVS services, 4-3 creating, 2-5 specific client, 4-3 split views, 3-6 to 3-7 volumes. See MDS volumes starting a video server, 4-3 starting Video Server Manager, 2-4 startup and shutdown scripts changing, 4-3 stopping a video server, 4-3...
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