Oracle Video Server Administrator's Guide: Windows NT
Release 2.1.7.3
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Preface

Chapter 1 Tasks of the Oracle Video Server Administrator

System Planning
Encoding Video Content
Preparing and Loading Multimedia Content
Loading Content
Creating Tag Files
Performing Backups
Maintaining the Oracle Media Data Store
Monitoring the Oracle Video Server

Chapter 2 System Planning for the Oracle Video Server

Oracle Video Server Planning Issues
Video Streams and the Oracle Video Server
Video Streams and Encoding Rates
Uni-Processor Versus Symmetric-Multiprocessor Servers
Network Bandwidth Requirements
Planning the Oracle Media Data Store
Availability of Data
Storage Capacity
Bandwidth Capacity vs. Demand
Obtaining Accurate maxbw Values

Chapter 3 Operating the Oracle Video Server

The Oracle Video Server Program Manager Group
Windows NT 3.51
Windows NT 4.0
Starting the Oracle Video Server
To Start the Oracle Video Server at Server Boot
Stopping the Oracle Video Server
Modifying Oracle Video Server Parameters
Modifying Startup Options
The Oracle Video Server Services
Oracle Video Server Autostart Option
Adding Video Pumps
Deleting Video Pumps
Changing the Media Net Address

Chapter 4 Preparing and Loading Content

Encoding Oracle Video Server Content
What is MPEG?
How the Oracle Video Server Supports MPEG-1
Before You Encode
MPEG Encoding Samples
MPEG-1 Encoding Tips
Naming MDS Volumes and Files
Referencing Files on the MDS Filesystem
Referencing Files on a Host Filesystem
Wildcard Searches On Windows NT
Wildcard Searches in an MDS Volume
Loading Content Files
Utilities for Loading Content Files
Creating Tag Files
Rate Control
Examples Using vstag
Displaying Tag File Contents

Chapter 5 Oracle Media Data Store Tasks and Procedures

About the Oracle Media Data Store
Setting the MDS.CWD Environment Variable
Examples
Assigning Read-Write Modes
Read-write mode
Modifying mdsdirsrv Server Start Options
Examples
Changing the Name of an MDS Volume
Creating Additional MDS Volumes
Creating a Real-Time Volume
Defragmenting the Oracle Media Data Store
Replacing a Failed Disk with a Spare
Substituting the Spare Disk for a Failed Disk
Replacing the Failed Disk

Chapter 6 Monitoring the Oracle Video Server

Oracle Video Server Log Files
Monitoring Communication with mnping
Obtaining a List of Registered Services
Monitoring Oracle Media Net Process Server Queues

Chapter 7 Oracle Video Server Components Reference

Starting A Windows NT Service
Modifying a Windows NT Service
Using Interactive Options with a Windows NT Service
Using Resource Descriptors
Specifying Resources with the Command Line
Specifying Resources with a Resource File
The Oracle Video Server Components and Configuration Files
mnaddrsrv
mnrpcsrv
mnprocsrv
mnlogsrv
VOLTAB
mdsdirsrv
mnocs
vsstrmsrv
vspump
vscontinf

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