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1. Task VSM Action For More Information Hierarchical Storage Management HSM Tapes and Files View HSM tape contents Select the HSM Tapes folderin Refer to Using HSM with the the navigator tree Ampex DST in Chapter 7 of the OVS Administrator s Guide and Command Reference View HSM file contents Select the HSM Files folder in Refer to Using HSM with the the navigator tree Media Data Store in Chapter 7 of the OVS Administrator s Guide and Command Reference Real time Feeds Monitor the status of active real time feed server Select the Real time Feeds folder in the navigator tree Refer to Chapter 8 Configuring the Real Time Feed Service inthe OVS Administrator s Guide and Command Reference View the status and properties of a specific real time feed server Expand the Real timeFeeds folder in the navigator tree and select a feed server Refer to Chapter 8 Configuring the Real Time Feed Service in the OVS Administrator s Guide and Command Reference Monitoring and Managing an Oracle Video Server System 4 5 Video Server Manager Task Reference Table 4 4 Managing OVS Content Task VSM Action Register content with the Oracle Media Data Store E E MDS and database Click Register Content Create clips Click Tg Create Clip View or modify a clip Select the clip title in the navigator tree and click d Modify Rename a clip title Select the clip2. 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 Is the information clearly presented Do you need more information If so where Are the examples correct Do you need more examples What features did you like most about this manual If you find any errors or have any other suggestions for improvement please indicate the chapter section and page number if available You can send comments to us in the following ways electronic mail omsdoc us oracle com FAX 650 506 7615 Attn Oracle Media Server Documentation Manager postal service Oracle Corporation Oracle Media Server Documentation 500 Oracle Parkway Mailstop 6OP5 Redwood Shores CA 94065 U S A If you would like a reply please give your name address and telephone number below vi 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 This guide discusses general concepts underlying Oracle Video Server Manager and Oracle s Network Computing Architecture system requirements an
3. 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 What is Oracle Video Server Manager What is Oracle Video Server Manager The Oracle Video Server Manager VSM is a graphical Java based software solution that simplifies the management of distributed multimedia servers and clients in heterogeneous environments VSM offers the following features and benefits Centralized management of distributed systems VSM can monitor multiple instances of the Oracle Video Server and its clients from one location reducing product and overhead costs User friendly graphical user interface The VSM Java console provides an easy to use graphical user interface that is designed to enable you to effectively manage the system quickly with a minimum of training Integration with Oracle s Network Computing Architecture Oracle s NCA is a comprehensive open network based architecture that provides extensibility for distributed environments For more information about Oracle s NCA visit the Oracle web site at http www oracle com nca Why Use Oracle Video Server Manager As you write and deploy multimedia business applications in client server environments system administration becomes increasingly challenging With the new generation of multimedia servers you are responsible for mana
4. contain video and or audio and are created through a process called encoding For more information on the types of content files that OVS supports refer to Codecs Containers and Frameworks in Chapter 3 a Tag Files a physical file that stores metadata and header information about a given piece of content such as the file s name format bit rate and size Tag files also store information about individual video frames which is not stored in the database Tag files must have an mpi extension Physical Content a database object that contains the same header and metadata information found in a tag file a Clips a logical excerpt from a content file Each clip corresponds to only one content file Clips map to a specific start and stop position in seconds within a content file Logical content a collection of video clips that are played in a pre defined sequence Logical content clips and physical content are all objects that are stored persistently in the Oracle database Video Server Manager enables you to create edit and remove these objects thereby protecting the physical data that is stored in the Oracle Media Data Store MDS In contrast tag files and content files are physical data files which are stored in the MDS For each content file that you load into the MDS you must create a tag file and store it in the MDS with the content file Figure 1 3 illustrates the relationship between the different OVS
5. 6 manual audience viii conventions viii organization viii structure viii MDS disks viewing status of 4 4 MDS files copying 4 4 deleting 4 4 viewing status of 4 4 MDS volumes defragmenting 4 4 viewing status of 4 4 menu bar 3 3 N navigator tree creating split views 3 6 described 3 5 to 3 7 how to navigate 3 6 removing split views 3 6 Near Video On Demand NVOD programs defining channels 4 6 Near Video On Demand NVOD See broadcast programs 4 7 Index 2 Network Computing Architecture NCA application server tier 1 4 clienttier 1 4 defined 1 2 servertier 1 4 O online documentation Adobe Acrobat Reader ix installing Acrobat Reader ix viewing x online Help described 3 10 exiting 3 10 starting 3 10 4 2 Oracle Video Client OVC defined 1 4 Oracle Video Server content model 1 6 defined 1 4 running without a database 1 8 system architecture 1 3 P physical content defined 1 6 platform conventions viii playing video 4 2 property sheets 3 9 R real time feeds viewing active feed servers 4 5 refreshing the display 4 2 registering content 1 8 4 4 related documents x removing split views 3 6 S schedules creating 4 7 send us your comments v MDS files 4 4 servertier 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
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7. Store MDS Volumes Disks and Files Load and automatically register content into the MDS from a tape CD or file system Click zl Load Content Refer to Chapter 4 of the OVS Content Administrator s Guide View the status and contents of MDS volumes Select the MDS Volumes folder in the navigator tree Refer to mdsdir and mdsvolstat in the OVS Administrator s Guide and Command Reference View the status and contents of MDS disks Select the MDS Disks folder in the navigator tree Refer to mdsdir and mdsdiskmode in the OVS Administrator s Guide and Command Reference View the status and contents of MDS files Select the MDS Files folder in the navigator tree Refer to mdsdir in the OVS Administrator s Guide and Command Reference Defragment an MDS volume Select Tools Defragment Volume Refer to Defragmenting the MDS in Chapter 7 of the OVS Administrator s Guide and Command Reference Copy MDS files from one volume to another Click ai Refer to Chapter 4 of the OVS Content Administrator s Guide Load Content Register content with the Oracle Media o E Refer to Registering Content Data Store MDS and database Click sg in Chapter 4 of the OVS Register Content Content Administrator s Guide 4 4 Getting Started with Oracle Video Server Manager Video Server Manager Task Reference Table 4 3 Managing Oracle Video Server Services Cont
8. appear in boldface Menu commands appear in boldface with the name of the menu and the name of the command separated by a vertical bar menu command This guide also uses commands from UNIX C shell UNIX keywords appear in boldface and UNIX parameters appear in italics 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 Likewise the screen representations in this guide reflect the Windows 95 environment On different platforms dialog boxes and windows appear slightly different but contain the same information as those presented in this guide Online Documentation The Oracle Video Server Manager documentation is available online Online documentation is provided in Adobe Acrobat PDF files which are readable with Adobe Acrobat Reader and when printed appear exactly like the bound versions of the documentation The online documentation is automatically installed on the Oracle Video Server Manager machine in the following directory Windows 95 NT C ORAWIN95 vsm30 doc where C orawin95 is the default product location UNIX SORACLE_HOME vs30 doc pdf Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader For Windows 95 NT clients the Ac
9. content layers 1 6 Getting Started with Oracle Video Server Manager Oracle Video Server Content Model Figure 1 3 Oracle Video Server Content Layers Logical Content BestCartoonsEver Clip cartoon1 Clip cartoon2 Clip comm1 Clip cartoon3 Clip comm b Clip cartoon1 Clip cartoon2 Clip cartoon3 Clip comm1 Clip comm2 Content File cartoons mpg Content File commercials mpg Tag file cartoons mpi metadata and header information WECKUSAKZIU EUSA Physical Content cartoons extracted from the content file Physical Content commercials m Physical files stored in the Oracle Media Data Store Objects stored persistently in the Oracle database Overview 1 7 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 When OVS is running without a database Video Server Manager still enables you to monitor the physical content metadata and header information However logical content and clips are not available in this scenario Registering Content In the OVS environment the process of creating tag fil
10. select the directory in which you want to install Oracle Video Server Manager To accept the default ORACLE HOME selection click Next 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 Click Next to launch the appropriate product installation programs and follow the prompts Note The Oracle Video Server Manager installation installs the compact version of the Oracle Video Client OVC If you want to install the full version of the OVC which includes additional online documentation and sample applications you must install the video client from the OVC distribution CD The Oracle Video Server Manager Logon Information dialog box appears prompting you to enter the host name and domain name for the Oracle Video Server that you want Video Server Manager to manage by default Enter the information and click Next If you do not know the host name or domain name for your Oracle Video Server contact your network administrator InstallShield copies all the following VSM files to your hard disk C ORAWIN95 jbin or the directory that you chose to install VSM vsm jar C ORAWIN95 VSM30 vsm30 ico vsmgr30 bat several PDF files in the doc directory Ora
11. the contents of the entire tree from the navigator tree Split views enable you to organize the navigator tree in a way that complements how you manage your system Split views are also useful when individual folders contain several nested subfolders and files Figure 3 4 shows the navigator tree with one split view To create a split view for a navigator tree folder 1 Expand the video server folder 2 Click the folder Content Clients MDS Feeds that you want to split 3 Choose Navigator Split View To remove a split view 1 Select the tab for the view that you want to remove 2 Choose Navigator Remove Split View 3 6 Getting Started with Oracle Video Server Manager Video Server Manager Console Detail Pane Figure 3 4 Creating a Split View in the Navigator Tree e Oracle Video Server Manager File Edit View Tools Help Oracle Video Server Manager File Edit View Tools Navigator Help 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 Video Server Manager Console Summary Tables For some navigator tree folders such as Volumes the detail pane displays a summary table Each row in the summary t
12. title in the navigator tree and click A Modify Remove a clip Select the clip title in the navigator tree and click l Delete Create logical content Click e Create Logical Content View or modify logical content Select the logical content title in the navigator tree and click Zi Modify Rename a logical content title Select the logical content title in the navigator tree and click A Modify Remove logical content Select the logical content title in the navigator tree and click l Delete Note The Clips and Logical Content options are only available when the video server is connected to a database and if the 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 4 6 Geiting Started with Oracle Video Server Manager Video Server Manager Task Reference Table 4 4 Managing OVS Content Cont Task VSM Action Program schedules and channels 94 Click Program Note The Schedules and Channels options are only available when the video server is connected to a database and if the 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 ser
13. 4 3 starting Video Server Manager 2 4 startup and shutdown scripts changing 4 3 stopping a video server 4 3 summary tables 3 7 switching managed video server 4 2 system requirements 2 2 T tag files defined 1 6 registering content 4 4 task reference 4 2 to 4 7 toolbar 3 4 U user interface See Video Server Manager console V Video Server Manager communications paths 1 5 console 3 2 to 3 9 creating shortcuts 2 5 defined 1 2 installing 2 2 starting 2 4 task reference 4 2 to 4 7 uses 1 2 Video Server Manager console defined 1 4 installing 2 2 viewing job requests 4 2 viewing status active clients 4 3 eventlog file 4 3 MDS disks 4 4 Index 3 Index 4
14. 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 The numbered steps in this section refer to the communication path segments illustrated in Figure 1 2 1 The user makes an HTTP request from VSM to OVS 2 OVS collects the requested data or executes the requested command communicating with the Oracle Media Data Store MDS or database as necessary 3 OVScommunicates with the Oracle database to resolve logical content references 4 OVS returns the data to VSM displaying the requested information or indicates that the requested operation was performed Figure 1 2 VSM Communication Paths Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Client Application Server Data Server Commun erver Layer Ile IC ST E Oa S gH Overview 1 5 Oracle Video Server Content Model 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 Content Layers The OVS content model consists of the following layers Content Files files that OVS stores and delivers to clients Content files can
15. Oracle Video Server Getting Started with Oracle Video Server Manager Release 3 0 February 1998 Part No A55979 02 ORACLE Enabling the Information Age Getting Started with Oracle Video Server Manager Part No A55979 02 Release 3 0 Copyright 1996 1998 Oracle Corporation All rights reserved Printed in the U S A Primary Author John Dowden Contributors Brian Adams Robert Baller Kim Bartlett Jean Giarrusso Stefan Jones Lesley Kew Mason Ng Mine Ogura Charles Prael Matt Prather Bob Sigmon Pari Tajiki Michael Short Manish Upendran Shiu Wong John Zussman The programs are not intended for use in any nuclear aviation mass transit medical or other inherently dangerous applications It shall be licensee s responsibility to take all appropriate fail safe back up redundancy and other measures to ensure the safe use of such applications if the Programs are used for such purposes and Oracle disclaims liability for any damages caused by such use of the Programs This Program contains proprietary information of Oracle Corporation it is provided under a license agreement containing restrictions on use and disclosure and is also protected by copyright patent and other intellectual property law Reverse engineering of the software is prohibited The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice If you find any problems in the documentation please report them to us in writing Oracle
16. able describes an object in the folder Figure 3 5 shows the Volumes summary table 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 S m ge e Ios lod ae Do Gd PM aT Cisse Zen Hai Ege aa iber a Bt vat F 3 8 Getting Started with Oracle Video Server Manager Video Server Manager Console Property Sheets For some navigator tree objects the detail pane contains one or more tabbed property sheets Each property sheet displays different information about the selected object You can view a property sheet by selecting its tab Figure 3 6 illustrates the General property sheet for the clip Cartoon1 in the logical content title Binky s Best Figure 3 6 Property Sheet in the Detail Pane er Weer Serva Mergen Pie Ech Ve Teen Fee en pugne 37 Ge Drog argr uu e L erer Lagia Conde E Genes Geet TI bari Doppar Tis raton T Citerea l T hirer 7 Tiskin 3 Tern TI Erig cei coda eiD comme pa Brea LB cero D Toil roii riihi ked 1 reet TU ALTAE CRAT Vol bd Ken Weg Cat Z re H Raabe Feeds Status bar Cg Here Omin 1 Chae a p Paw FE dee ma Creek fron mea Cramim At IRIRI GST Hae Ian a ar Tuwlargik G112 H pii Cm Vorrat Wiot Tata 2848 333 0 BuppxdedOperrBora Pass Freud Ge
17. cle Video Server Manager has been successfully installed on your machine Click OK Depending on which dependent programs were installed in Step 7 you might be prompted to restart your computer Installation and Startup 2 3 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 1 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 X For instructions on how to create other VSM shortcuts refer to the next section 2 Atthe Logon screen enter your user name your password Note The host name and domain name fields appear dim These values were entered during installation If these values are not valid you will not be able to logon to VSM Note The Oracle Video Server uses the native security features in your network For more information about restricting access to specific VSM consoles or users refer to Chapter 3 in the Oracle Video Server Administrator s Guide and Command Reference From a UNIX machine To start the Oracle Video Server Manager console from a UNIX machine type cd SORACLE HOME vsmc30 admin vsmstart lt hostname domainname gt 2 4 Getting Started with Oracle Vide
18. cture 1 3 Tier T Client E 1 4 Tier 2 Application Server etae eene io die etu Hii tee t reda iret 1 4 Tiers Data Serve E 1 4 Video Server Manager Communication Paths esee eee 1 5 Oracle Video Server Content Model 1 6 Content Eayers 5 dedu ta EE EE 1 6 Running OVS without a Database eu 1 8 Registering Dette 1 8 2 Installation and Startup System Requirements eere eet N qe e ide m ne et a it d 2 2 Installing Oracle Video Server Manager sess eee rennen 2 2 Starting Video Server Manager sss eee nene n nennen nennen 2 4 Creating a Video Server Manager Shortcut on the Windows Desktop 2 5 3 Using Oracle Video Server Manager Video Server Manager Console sese ee eee nennen 3 2 Men bar dee qu eee MIRI EUREN tain ee I HH RI een tee 3 3 yero 3 4 Navigator T Tees est S tates overs Abit eto XN Uter St d E tee ed I diee 3 5 Creating a Split View in the Navigator Tree EEN 3 6 D tail Pane i imet bei e eH be td te oed eed 3 7 S mmary Tabl s 2 RI rete ERR cau rr HP mee rere toe paier edes 3 8 Property Sh elsc i ste ee eet ed e D n Dh e po beta pir aer EE 3 9 Status bar o bet d aie ti tete tege eee drea se ERE REOR 3 9 Video Server Manager Online Help AEN 3 10 4 Monitoring and Managing an Oracle Video Server System Video Server Manager Task Reference ENEE 4 2 Index Send Us Your Comments Getting Started with Oracle Video Server Manager Release 3 0 Part No A55979 02
19. cut Click and drag the new shortcut to the Windows desktop Installation and Startup 2 5 Creating a Video Server Manager Shortcut on the Windows Desktop 2 6 Getting Started with Oracle Video Server Manager 3 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 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 For information on the meaning of any desktop object use the online help by selecting Help Contents 3 2 Getting Started with Oracle Video Server Manager Video Server Manager Console Figure 3 1 Video Server Manager desktop Manage the selected object with View OVS object details menu bar commands and in property sheets and toolbar buttons summary tables Select the Oracle Video Server object imi from the navigator TL Lrekai Crkeg LottrgCogrpiziupns Arkys Brei tree i Darei ibiri Carken Baatial S ho
20. d how to start the VSM console how to navigate and use the VSM console the types of administrative tasks that you can perform with VSM This Preface provides the following topics Audience Structure Conventions Used in this Guide Online Documentation Related Documents vii Audience Structure 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 Please read this guide in its entirety before using this product This guide contains these chapters Chapter 1 Overview provides a brief explanation of Oracle Video Server Manager and the Oracle Video Server system architecture Chapter 2 Installation and Startup describes how to install and start the Oracle Video Server Manager console Chapter 3 Using Oracle Video Server Manager tells you how to navigate and use the Video Server Manager graphical user interface Chapter 4 Monitoring and Managing an Oracle Video Server System describes the types of administrative tasks that you can perform with Oracle Video Server Manager Conventions Used in this Guide viii This section describes the command and platform conventions used in this guide Command Conventions This guide documents parts of the Oracle Video Server Manager graphical user interface Buttons icons and dialog box names
21. es and creating the logical content clip and physical content objects in the database is called registering For more information on how to register content from Video Server Manager refer to the VSM online Help 1 8 Getting Started with Oracle Video Server Manager 2 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 This chapter provides instructions for installing and starting the VSM console and other client side components of the Oracle Video Server Manager Note If you chose to install Oracle Video Server Manager on your video server machine the Oracle Video Server Manager console was installed automatically For instructions on how to start VSM refer to Starting Video Server Manager later in this chapter This chapter contains the following sections System Requirements Installing Oracle Video Server Manager Starting Video Server Manager Creating a Video Server Manager Shortcut on the Windows Desktop Installation and Startup 2 1 System Requirements System Requirements To install and use t
22. ftware solution for networked client server computers which store manage deliver and display digital video on demand The Oracle Video Server is supported on a variety of server platforms and scales to many users Oracle Video Server Cartridges A cartridge is a manageable object that plugs into and extends the functionality of another piece of software Cartridges use an IDL Interface Definition Language a language neutral interface that allows the cartridge to identify itself to other objects in a distributed system Any customer or vendor can write a cartridge or service that plugs into the Ora cle Video Server system For example a real time encoding vendor might write an encoder cartridge that integrates with the Oracle Video Server as shown in Figure 1 1 The Data Server machine contains the target service s which the client needs to access to get application specific data In the Oracle Video Server system environment the Server tier consists of the Oracle database optional A database is a set of dictionary tables and user tables that are treated as a unit The OVS system can use the Oracle database to write and query database tables associated with OVS processes including logical content clips and broadcast programs 1 4 Getting Started with Oracle Video Server Manager Video Server Manager Communication Paths For Oracle Video Server Manager the target service is the Oracle Video Server which resides on the
23. ging a highly divergent and ever growing combination of servers clients and data You must have an easy to use effective integrated set of tools that can manage local and remote multimedia systems from a single location 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 VSM simplifies routine OVS administrative tasks enabling you to be more productive From the VSM console you can start and stop individual OVS instances view the status of critical OVS services monitor and or manage several OVS functions and components Logical content clips and programs OVS clients Oracle Media Data Store MDS volumes disks and files Hierarchical Storage Management HSM tapes and files 1 2 Getting Started with Oracle Video Server Manager The Oracle Video Server System Architecture Real time feeds a load and register content play videos For a complete list of the administrative tasks that you can perform from VSM refer to Chapter 4 Monitoring and Managing an Oracle Video Server System or 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 a Tier 1 Client Tier 2 Application Server Tier 3 Data Se
24. he 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 Pack 3 TCP IP services Java Runtime Environment JRE 1 1 5 Oracle Video Client 3 0 3 if you want the ability to play video CD ROM drive Hard disk space Oracle Video Server Manager 2 3 MB Oracle Video Server online documentation 4 MB Oracle Video Client 3 0 3 3 5 MB JRE1 1 5 4 MB Adobe Acrobat Reader 3 0 4MB Installing Oracle Video Server Manager Follow these instructions to install the Oracle Video Server Manager console 1 gt SR Start Windows 95 Windows NT 4 0 Close all other applications Insert the Oracle Video Server Manager CD into your CD ROM drive Select the Run command from the Windows Start menu Type the following command in the Open box D SETUP EXE This assumes that your CD ROM is your D drive If your CD ROM drive uses another name substitute that in place of D in this command InstallShield launches and presents you with the Welcome dialog box Click Next 2 2 Getting Started with Oracle Video Server Manager Installing Oracle Video Server Manager 10 11 12 Read the software license agreement and click Next The Choose Destination Location dialog box appears prompting you to
25. k the Shutdown button in the detail pane Refer to Shutting Down the Oracle Video Server in Chapter 4 of the OVS Administrator s Guide and Command Reference Change the Oracle Video Server startup and shutdown scripts View the status of critical Oracle Video Server services Select the video server folder and click the Preferences button in the detail pane Select the video server folder and click the Show Status button in the detail pane Refer to Starting the Oracle Video Server in Chapter 4 of the OVS Administrator s Guide and Command Reference Refer to mnorbls in the Oracle Media Net Administrator s Guide View active clients Select the Clients folder in the navigator tree Refer to Displaying Information about Sessions and Circuits in Chapter 6 of the OVS Administrator s Guide and Command Reference View the status of a specific client Expand the Clients folder in the navigator tree and select a client Refer to Viewing Session and Circuit Information in Chapter 6 of the OVS Administrator s Guide and Command Reference View the event log file Select View Server Event Log from the menu bar Refer to mnlogreader Oracle Media Net Administrator s Guide Monitoring and Managing an Oracle Video Server System 4 3 Video Server Manager Task Reference Table 4 3 Managing Oracle Video Server Services Task VSM Action For More Information Media Data
26. ks 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 Video Server Manager Task Reference 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 For complete instructions and explanations for any of these tasks refer to the online Help Table 4 1 General Video Server Manager Tasks Task VSM Action Manage a different video server z i Click S Switch Video Server View the status of VSM job requests zi Click Job Status Play video B Click Dei Play Refresh display Click 3 Refresh Get help Click 2 Help 4 2 Getting Started with Oracle Video Server Manager Video Server Manager Task Reference Table 4 2 General OVS System Tasks Task Start an Oracle Video Server instance VSM Action Select the video server folder and click the Startup button in the detail pane For More Information Refer to Starting the Oracle Video Server in Chapter 4 of the OVS Administrator s Guide and Command Reference Stop an Oracle Video Server instance Select the video server folder and clic
27. ns are only available when the video server is connected to a database and if the 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 Note The Program button is only available when the video server is connected to a database and if the Scheduling Services and the Content Service are started For more information about implementing these services refer to Chapter 9 of the Oracle Video Server Administrator s Guide and Command Reference 3 4 Getting Started with Oracle Video Server Manager 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 Specifically you can monitor the different parts of the OVS system including a Content a Clients Oracle Media Data Store MDS a Real time Feeds Each object type in the navigator tree is identified by an icon and name Each branch of the Navigator tree is either an object i e a volume disk file device or other OVS object a a folder containing objects or other folders Figure 3 3 Navigator Tree HSvsm sun1 us oracle com E C
28. o Server Manager Creating a Video Server Manager Shortcut on the Windows Desktop Creating a Video Server Manager Shortcut on the Windows Desktop By default the Video Server Manager program icon created during installation connects to the video server that you defined during installation However you create other Video Server Manager shortcuts that connect to different video servers at startup To create a custom VSM shortcut follow these steps 1 5 Right click the Oracle Video Server Manager shortcut on your Windows desktop and select Create Shortcut Right click the new VSM shortcut and select Properties Click the Shortcut tab In the Target field edit the lt host name gt lt domain name gt entry to refer to the video server machine that you want to manage i e ovsl oracle com The lt host name gt lt domain name gt entry is the last variable in this field Click OK Alternatively you can create a custom VSM shortcut by following these steps 1 Or nm ey qM Click the Start button from the Windows desktop and select Settings Taskbar Double click Programs Oracle Video Server Manager Click the Start Menu Programs tab Click the Advanced button For Windows 95 Expand the Programs folder For Windows NT Expand the Profiles All Users Start Menu Programs folder Click Oracle Video Server Manager Right click the Oracle Video Server Manager program icon and select Create Short
29. onte _ Logical Conten Jm Binky s 9 cartoons 99 commercials 9 credits 39 demos 9 oracle1 ies real time feed 1 videot H Clips Physical Content Clients 43 Media Data Store 0 Volumes 4 Hierarchical Storage Management Real time Feeds Open folder Closed folders Using Oracle Video Server Manager 3 5 Video Server Manager Console Table 3 1 lists the types of operations that you can perform from the navigator tree Table 3 1 Navigator tree operations Operation Action Description Select Click folder or object with the Displays information about the folder or mouse object in the detail pane Open Click the plus sign or dou Displays the objects and folders within a ble click on the folder with the folder After you open a folder a minus sign mouse appears next to it Close Click the minus sign or Displays the folder but not the objects and double click on the folder with folders within it After you close a folder a the mouse plus sign appears next to it again Creating a Split View in the Navigator Tree By default the navigator tree is presented as a single tree However you can choose to create a split view from any folder in the navigator tree Each split view that you create is identified with a tab The tab for the root navigator tree view is labeled Navigator Regardless of how many split views you create you can always access
30. os Fevers Dru FEE 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 Video Server Manager Online Help Video Server Manager Online Help The Video Server Manager console provides a full featured online Help system which contains HTML based Help and a Quick Tour You can access online Help in several ways To view the online Help contents choose Help Contents To search online Help for information on a particular topic choose Help Search for 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 a 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 lt hostname gt lt domain name gt vsm help vsm htm where lt hostname gt is the name of the video server on which you have installed the Video Server Manager server components for example ovs1 sun lt domain name gt is the domain name of the video server on which you have installed the Video Server Manager server components for example oracle com Once you have started the online Help for Video Server Manager there are two ways to exit Help a Choose File Exi
31. robat Reader is automatically installed during the Oracle Video Server Manager installation To install the Acrobat Reader on a Solaris machine 1 Mount the Oracle Video Server distribution CD ROM as root 2 Change directory to cdrom ovs ovsdoc acroread 3 Use the install script to install Acrobat Reader Viewing the Online Documentation To view the VSM online documentation from a Windows 95 NT machine select Programs Oracle Video Server ONS Road Map from the Windows Start menu To view the VSM online documentation from a Solaris machine type SORACLE HOME vs30 doc pdf roadmap pdf amp 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 As we write revise and evaluate our documentation your opinions are the most important input we receive Our Send Us Your Comments form is at the front of the manual at the end of the table of contents We encourage you to use this form to tell us what you like and dislike about this manual or other Oracle manuals If the form is not available please use the following address or FAX number Oracle Video Server Documentation Manager Oracle Corporation 500 Oracle Parkway Box 60P5 Redwood Shores CA 94065 U S A FAX 650 506 7615 Email omsdoc us oracle com 1 Overview
32. rrora adis Tone cas gh iib 14 HH NN DES L2 ined 123218T 01252134 dance eed i m emmer P O ETC CH pai ei e 1 00 Boa 1 vdeo C wb moe oo drnid 0 Pecan Mat Dris fore 4 Qn poi tus Reina Feeds D pp d PG Monitor the object in the detail pane See descriptions of VSM objects menu bar commands and success and failure messages in the status bar Video Server Services 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 Video Server Manager Console Toolbar The toolbar contains buttons that provide quick access to frequently used VSM commands and features Buttons that are not applicable to the currently selected Oracle Video Server object appear dim To see the name of a button move the mouse pointer over the button To execute a toolbar command simply click the button with the mouse Figure 3 2 shows the toolbar and the tasks it performs Figure 3 2 Video Server Manager toolbar Switch Create Refresh Video Server Clip Display Load Program Modify Content te ge PE Lie er 9 Gm view Create Job Status Logical Content Help Register Content Play Delete Note The Create Clips and Create Logical Content butto
33. rver Figure 1 1 illustrates where each of the OVS system components resides in this three tier architecture For a more detailed description of the components of the Oracle Video Server system refer to Introducing Oracle Video Server Figure 1 1 Oracle Video Server System Architecture Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Client Application Server Data Server CORBA HTTP SQL Net Cartridge Layer Communication Layer Server Layer Oracle Video Client l Oracle Video Server Overview 1 3 The Oracle Video Server System Architecture Tier 1 Client The client tier resides completely on the client machine s and consists of the following components Oracle Video Server Manager The Oracle Video Server Manager console is a Java application that gives you point and click control over OVS services clients and content Oracle Video Client The Oracle Video Client software enables you to develop interactive video based multimedia applications for such uses as computer based training interactive kiosks corporate repositories and 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 Tier 2 Application Server The Application Server tier consists of the following components Tier 3 Data Server Oracle Video Server The Oracle Video Server is an end to end so
34. t Close the Video Server Manager Help window by double clicking its top left corner Figure 3 7 illustrates the VSM online help interface 3 10 Getting Started with Oracle Video Server Manager Video Server Manager Online Help Figure 3 7 Video Server Manager Online Help Interface S Help Navigator File View Go Tools Help LE CE aby SS EIER IO Video Server Manager SS Show me how to IO Show me more information about E Video Server Manager 3 0 Help 8 Programs E Oracle Video Server Clients 8 Video Server Manager Job Requests The VSM Desktop Environment Q Oracle Video Server Content Model The Oracle Media Data Store Real time Feeds SS VSM property sheets summary tables and dialo amp Glossary SS Quick Tour Video Server Manager Administration Tasks This table lists the administrative tasks that you can perform with Oracle Video Server Manager Starting and Stopping Oracle Video Server Manager starting Video Server Manager Exiting Video Server Manager Monitoring and Managing an OVS System General Selection and Monitoring Tasks Selecting video servers Using Oracle Video Server Manager 3 11 Video Server Manager Online Help 3 12 Getting Started with Oracle Video Server Manager 4 Monitoring and Managing an Oracle Video Server System This chapter lists the types of administrative tas
35. vices Monitoring and Managing an Oracle Video Server System 4 7 Video Server Manager Task Reference 4 8 Geiting Started with Oracle Video Server Manager A active feeds See real time feeds administrative tasks See task reference Adobe Acrobat Reader installing ix starting x application server tier 1 4 architecture Oracle Video Server system audience viii B broadcast programs creating 4 7 modifying 4 7 removing 4 7 C channels defining 4 7 clienttier 1 4 clips creating 4 6 defined 1 6 modifying 4 6 removing 4 6 renaming 4 6 command conventions viii comments x communication paths 1 5 contact information x Index content defined 1 6 loading 4 4 registering 4 4 conventions command viii platform viii copying MDS files 4 4 creating shortcuts 2 5 D defragmenting an MDS volume 4 4 deleting MDS files 4 4 desktop See Video Server Manager console detail pane described 3 7 property sheets 3 9 summary tables 3 7 G graphical user interface See Video Server Manager console H help See online help Hierarchical Storage Management HSM viewing file contents 4 5 viewing tape contents 4 5 HSM See Hierarchical Storage Management HSM Index 1 installing Video Server Manager 2 2 J Java Runtime Environment 2 4 L loading content 4 4 logical content creating 4 6 defined 1 6 modifying 4 6 removing 4
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