Oracle Oracle Video Server Manuel utilisateur

Oracle Video Server

Getting Started with Oracle Video Server Manager

Release 3.0

February, 1998

Part No. A55979-02

Getting Started with Oracle Video Server Manager

Part No. A55979-02

Release 3.0

Printed in the U.S.A

Primary Author: John Dowden

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Shiu Wong, John Zussman

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Contents

Send Us Your Comments.................................................................................................................... v

Preface........................................................................................................................................................... vii

1Overview

What is Oracle Video Server Manager?.......................................................................................... 1-2

Why Use Oracle Video Server Manager?....................................................................................... 1-2

The Oracle Video Server System Architecture.............................................................................. 1-3

Tier 1: Client.................................................................................................................................. 1-4

Tier 2: Application Server............................................................................................................ 1-4

Tier 3: Data Server........................................................................................................................ 1-4

Video Server Manager Communication Paths.............................................................................. 1-5

Oracle Video Server Content Model............................................................................................... 1-6

Content Layers.............................................................................................................................. 1-6

Running OVS without a Database ............................................................................................. 1-8

Registering Content...................................................................................................................... 1-8

2 Installation and Startup

System Requirements........................................................................................................................ 2-2

Installing Oracle Video Server Manager........................................................................................ 2-2

Starting Video Server Manager........................................................................................................ 2-4

Creating a Video Server Manager Shortcut on the Windows Desktop.................................... 2-5

3 Using Oracle Video Server Manager

Video Server Manager Console........................................................................................................ 3-2

Menu bar........................................................................................................................................ 3-3

Toolbar............................................................................................................................................ 3-4

Navigator Tree .............................................................................................................................. 3-5

Creating a Split View in the Navigator Tree ..................................................................... 3-6

Detail Pane..................................................................................................................................... 3-7

Summary Tables .................................................................................................................... 3-8

Property Sheets...................................................................................................................... 3-9

Status bar........................................................................................................................................ 3-9

Video Server Manager Online Help.............................................................................................. 3-10

4 Monitoring and Managing an Oracle Video Server System

Video Server Manager Task Reference........................................................................................... 4-2

Index

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Preface

Oracle Video Server Manager™ (VSM) is a graphical, Java-based application that

enables you to monitor and manage multiple instances of the Oracle Video

Server™ and its clients. Compliant with Oracle’s Network Computing

Architecture™ (NCA), the Oracle Video Server Manager is your best tool for

monitoring and managing the Oracle Video Server system.

This guide discusses:

■general concepts underlying Oracle Video Server Manager and Oracle’s

Network Computing Architecture

■system requirements and how to start the VSM console

■how to navigate and use the VSM console

■the types of administrative tasks that you can perform with VSM

This Preface provides the following topics:

■Audience

■Structure

■Conventions Used in this Guide

■Online Documentation

■Related Documents

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Audience This guide is intended for anyone who is planning to use the Oracle Video Server

Manager to monitor and manage the Oracle Video Server.

This guide assumes that you are familiar with the Microsoft Windows and UNIX

operating systems.

Structure Please read this guide in its entirety before using this product. This guide contains

these chapters:

Conventions Used in this Guide

This section describes the command and platform conventions used in this guide.

Command Conventions

This guide documents parts of the Oracle Video Server Manager graphical user

interface:

■Buttons, icons, and dialog box names appear in boldface.

■Menu commands appear in boldface with the name of the menu and the name

of the command separated by a vertical bar, menu | command.

This guide also uses commands from UNIX C-shell. UNIX keywords appear in

boldface and UNIX parameters appear in italics.

Chapter 1 Overview: provides a brief explanation of Oracle Video

Server Manager and the Oracle Video Server system

architecture.

Chapter 2 Installation and Startup: describes how to install and start

the Oracle Video Server Manager console.

Chapter 3 Using Oracle Video Server Manager: tells you how to

navigate and use the Video Server Manager graphical user

interface.

Chapter 4 Monitoring and Managing an Oracle Video Server System:

describes the types of administrative tasks that you can

perform with Oracle Video Server Manager.

Platform Conventions

The Oracle Video Server Manager client can operate on several different platforms.

This guide specifies Windows 95 path names. For example, the default Oracle

home directory for Windows 95 is C:\orawin95. If you are using a different

platform, interpret the directory and file path names that reflect your installation.

Likewise, the screen representations in this guide reflect the Windows 95

environment. On different platforms, dialog boxes and windows appear slightly

different, but contain the same information as those presented in this guide.

Online Documentation

The Oracle Video Server Manager documentation is available online. Online

documentation is provided in AdobeAcrobat(PDF) files, which are readable

with Adobe Acrobat Readerand when printed appear exactly like the bound

versions of the documentation.

The online documentation is automatically installed on the Oracle Video Server

Manager machine in the following directory:

Windows 95/NT

c:\ORAWIN95\vsm30\doc (where C:\orawin95 is the default product location)

UNIX

$ORACLE_HOME/vs30/doc/pdf

Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader

For Windows 95/NT clients, the Acrobat Reader is automatically installed during

the Oracle Video Server Manager installation.

To install the Acrobat Reader on a Solaris machine:

1. Mount the Oracle Video Server distribution CD-ROM as root.

2. Change directory to /cdrom/ovs/ovsdoc/acroread.

3. Use the install script to install Acrobat Reader.

Viewing the Online Documentation

To view the VSM online documentation from a Windows 95/NT machine, select

Programs|Oracle Video Server|OVS Road Map from the Windows Start menu.

To view the VSM online documentation from a Solaris machine, type:

% $ORACLE_HOME/vs30/doc/pdf/roadmap.pdf &

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