FMSS - Can you move the vod folder to another location?

[Nims11]

I have my server configured so that the installation is on c:, and the media files are on d:.  To begin with I tested the streaming files in the original installation location and this worked.

I've have now moved the vod folder - D:\applications\:, and updated the FMS.ini file to accordingly look for the applications folder on the D: and restarted the server.  The Administration console is correctly identifying the VOD and LIVE applications in the new location, but all the streams have stopped working . Any ideas why?

[michael_weaver_]

Which variables did you change in FMS.ini?

VHOST.APPSDIR - stores the directory where all your apps are

However the vod application looks for it's media in the filepaths pointed at by VOD_DIR and VOD_COMMON_DIR. So if you set these two variables to your d:\ folder and put your flv, f4v or mp4 files in that folder then they should play.

[Nims11]

I set :

VHOST.APPSDIR = D:\applications

Where are these other VOD_DIR and VOD_COMMON_DIR settings?  They aren't in my FMS.ini file.

Do you mean the lines in the application.xml :

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

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

If so, what should the syntax be for this?

[michael_weaver_ · Accepted solution]

The application.xml points to these two variables, which should be in your fms.ini file (they are there by default). So not really sure why they aren't there, unless someones manually removed them.

You can put them into your fms.ini or you can change the application.xml so instead of

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

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

you have

<Streams>/;$d:\apps</Streams>

<Streams>/;$d:\apps</Streams>

[Nims11]

Thanks.  They were in the fms.ini .. was using the search functionlity to look for the parameters which wasn't working right for some reason.  Working now.

[DarrenFMc]

I'm in a bit of a jam here concerning this so any help would be grateful

I have to mocve the Video files from the VOD folder in the C drive to the D drive due to an almost full C drive.

The Current files are the default VOD folder

c\program files\Adobe\Flash Media Server\applications\vod\folderA

This works fine.

I have created a folder in the D drive called flashapplications

d:\flashapplications

How do I map the current applications.xml file please to the d drive folder?

I have added this to the Application.xml file

<Streams>/;d:\flashapplications\</Streams>

What RTMP stream URL do I use now as I cannot get the streams to connect to the files in the new folder?

The current rtmp url : rtmp://serverip/vod/folderA works fine

But the new one of rtmp://serverip/vod/flashapplications does not

Help..........please

cheers

[pajuancho]

I have the same issue. I can duplicate the VOD service in the C drive but i cannot duplicate the service on the D Drive.

i am copying the folders to the F drive change the reference on the fms.ini now ams.ini (ver 5)

and i get the following error message

We are unable to connect to the network. We apologize for the inconvinience.

when running the rtmp://localhost/vod2/filename.....

but it works with http....

Any clues