Preface

This guide gives you the information necessary to maintain and administrate the Oracle Video Server. Before you begin, read the Oracle Video Server System Tour for a general overview of the Oracle Video Server and the Oracle Video Server Administrator's Guide for operational information.

Topics covered in this Preface are:

How this Guide is Organized

This guide contains these chapters:

Chapter 1, "Working With Oracle Media Data Store Files"-media data store files require special handling.
Chapter 2, "Media Data Store (MDS) Utilities"-the media data store utilities are used to maintain the content files stored in the MDS.
Chapter 3, "Video Server Utilities"-the video server utilities are used to prepare content files for transmission to client devices.
Chapter 4, "Connection Service Utilities"-the connection service utilities are used to manage downstream managers, client devices, and circuits on the Oracle Video Server system.
Chapter 5, "Upstream Utilities"-the upstream manager utilities are used to configure how upstream managers interact with client devices.

Each chapter presents its utilities alphabetically.

Using the Oracle Video Server in the LAN Environment

This document discusses all Oracle Video Server utilities. When using the Oracle Video Server in the corporate LAN environment not all utilities and utility options are used. These utilities and options include:

utilities used to prepare content for delivery to set-top boxes
utilities and switches which affect the downstream manager
utilities and switches used on content files other than MPEG 1 System Stream

Conventions Used in This Manual

Table 1: Conventions

Convention	Explanation
bold	Identifies filenames, command names, and system variables when discussed in the normal text.
italics	Identifies new terms and system variables when discussed in the normal text.
constant width	Identifies command syntax and system output.
constant bold	Highlights parts of command syntax or output specific to the discussion about that command or output.
constant italic	Identifies variables in examples for which a context-specific substitution should be made. For example, the variable filename would be replaced by an actual filename.
[ ] [a\|b]	Identifies optional items. Identifies a choice of optional items, each separated by a vertical bar (\|); any one option can be specified. In this example you may select either a or b, but not both.
{a\|b}	Identifies a choice of mandatory items, each separated by a vertical bar (\|). In this example you must select either a or b.
%	Identifies the C-shell prompt and is used in examples.
#	Identifies the prompt for the user root (also referred to as the superuser).
$	Identifies environment variables.
...	Indicates that the preceding item can be repeated any number of times.

Example Conventions

This guide shows example commands in this font:

% mdscopy /mds/classics/schindlr.mpg /mds/classics/bestpict.mpg

In an example command longer than a single line, a backslash (\) indicates the command continues on the next:

% mdstar -c -b 128 -f /gfs/dev/scsi/rst053 \

/mds/tartest/Bank2p.m2t /mds/tartest/Bankbarp.m2

Audience Requirements

This document is for database administrators and others responsible for installing Oracle products on UNIX or Windows NT operating systems. While command examples are provided, this document does not attempt to teach Oracle or system administration.

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