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March 2, 2008
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Can we set VOD directory somewhere else?

  • March 2, 2008
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Is there a way for me to set the default VOD directory from:
c:\Program Files\Adobe\Flash Media Server 3\samples\applications\vod

To:
c:\Inetpub\vhosts\mydomain.com\httpdocs\files

This is because all of my user loaded FLV files are located at c:\Inetpub path instead of c:\Program Files\Adobe.

Any advise is greatly appreciated.

Regards,
Teng
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    Participating Frequently
    December 10, 2008
    uhmm

    in fms.ini I view this:

    VHOST.APPSDIR = /opt/adobe/fms/applications

    --

    For test VOD I used file html include on FMS installation and put on
    /home/servertest/public_html/vod

    I must change VHOST.APPSDIR ??

    Participating Frequently
    December 10, 2008
    uhm.. I have delete file

    /home/../vod/Application.xml

    and vodtest.html dont' stop..

    This is confirmation that my file is ignored at all :(
    Participating Frequently
    December 10, 2008
    :(

    I have try all but seems not work fine.. still call flv from old positions.. seems VOD app load flv from old position

    any help pls ?

    tx
    December 1, 2008
    Everything seems just fine to me; maybe you just need to make sure that the place(Application.xml) where you made changes is actually the one which is being read by FMS.
    It is a possibility that VOD app is being loaded from some other(default?) location.

    Participating Frequently
    December 1, 2008
    Yes, seems that read from default position

    I modified Application.xml in my

    /home/../vod/Application.xml

    December 1, 2008
    Have you deleted the older <Streams> entry from applications/vod/Application.xml ? if not, then multiple entries interfere in FMS 3 and only one of them is enabled.
    Participating Frequently
    December 1, 2008
    quote:

    Originally posted by: fmslove
    Have you deleted the older <Streams> entry from applications/vod/Application.xml ? if not, then multiple entries interfere in FMS 3 and only one of them is enabled.


    on /home/servertest/public_html/vod/ I have change <Streams> value.. so remove older streams (the deafault)

    :/

    tx

    webqaflash
    Inspiring
    November 20, 2008
    Hi
    actually FMS is running as a local system account. So, change its log on account to one which has network access. Go to run-> services.msc.
    open the properties for flash media server service & flash media administrator service and change the log on account.
    Participating Frequently
    May 22, 2008
    tried setting VOD_DIR to say \\NEUTRON\BLACKHOLE\FMSApps\VOD\Media couldnt get it
    November 17, 2008
    When connecting FMS to a Network Drive in Windows:

    The FMS service must have permission to read the network drive. Generally, FMS as a system service does not have permissions to read network drives. You can create a user in Computer Management > Groups and Users that matches the permissions required of the networked drive.

    Keep in mind that you must also ensure read rights on the networked drive. You can do this by editing the folder Properties>Sharing Tab>Permissions on the remote (network shared) computer/server. You may want to create a user just for this purpose in Computer Management.

    In the 'fms.inii' file, make sure your settings are correct:

    VOD_DIR = \\<name of networked computer>\<name of shared folder>
    such as: VOD_DIR = \\192.169.0.100\streams or VOD_DIR = \\www.mywebsite.com\streams

    You can determine the name of the networked drive by right-clicking the Shared Folder on the remote server/computer: Properties>Sharing Tab. The name of the shared resource appears right there.

    As stated above by other fine contributors to this thread, your VOD link will be:
    eg: rtmp://www.mywebsite.com/vod/mp4:FallSemester/ClassInterviews/JohnBoy.mp4. Check the file structure on the remote (networked) directory for your exact location.

    Hope this helps. This thread helped me!
    Participant
    November 20, 2008
    HI ntropica ,

    i have tried the way u have said , i am able to connect to my local address like "\\192.168.3.43\Testing\videos" through "Run" command , but if i give the same path in my fms.ini file for VOD_DIR it is not able to find it , it is not playing anything .
    Participant
    May 7, 2008
    thanks for this
    Participating Frequently
    May 3, 2008
    Great post, I really appreciate the advice, I was having a few VOD problems myself.
    Participating Frequently
    April 21, 2008
    Oh... thanks again ,after a month search finally found this post. :)