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March 7, 2010
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Straightforward method to stream videos from another server

  • March 7, 2010
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I'm quite a newbie to FMS and I tried searching the forums, as well as, googling for this, so please forgive my ignorance.

I've got:

- FMS already installed on a XP server with IIS

- FLV Videos residing in a folder on another server

How do I:

Stream videos from the other server where the videos reside?

Thanks!

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    Correct answer SE_0208

    Please see the section : Mapping directories to network drives on this page - http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashMediaServer/3.5_AdminGuide/WS5b3ccc516d4fbf351e63e3d119f2925e64-7fc7.html - it might help

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    Participating Frequently
    March 8, 2010

    Create a mapped drive which points to the shared folder on another server. Now added this mapped drive as one of Virtual Directories to you VOD folder.

    Say you create mapped drive and name is Z:

    So add entry as below in Application.xml of your VOD application:

    <Application>

    <StreamManager>

    <VirtualDirectory>

          <!-- Specifies application specific virtual directory mapping for recorded streams.   -->

    <Streams>/;${VOD_COMMON_DIR}</Streams>

    <Streams>/;${VOD_DIR}</Streams>

    <Streams>/;Z:</Streams>       

    </VirtualDirectory>

    </StreamManager>

    Let me know if you come across any issues while doing this.

    Participant
    March 8, 2010

    Thank you very much for your reply.

    Though your reply answers my question, would like to ask if the same process can be replicated with a UNC path like \\servername\folder1\folder2\FlvFolder ?

    I'm asking this because if I were to map the drive then I would have to stay logged in on the server for the mapped drive to be accessible?

    Using the information you mentioned in your reply, I also tried the following:

    Added an entry <Streams>/;\\servername\folder1\folder2\FlvFolder</Streams> in the global applications.xml file in C:\Program Files\Adobe\Flash Media Server 3.5\applications\vod

    Then, when I try to play the video in the sample video player using the URL 'rtmp:/vod/FlvVideo.flv', it says 'Connection Error: Please press play to try again'.

    However, when I create a folder in my local D drive and copy a FLV there, the sample video player plays it if I add the entry '/;D:\FolderName' to applications.xml

    Participant
    March 8, 2010

    Please see the section : Mapping directories to network drives on this page - http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashMediaServer/3.5_AdminGuide/WS5b3ccc516d4fbf351e63e3d119f2925e64-7fc7.html - it might help


    It was some authentication issue. It all works now. Thanks!

    p.s. Did check that link before posting and found it all confusing. They should have a version for Dummies!