Installation guide

EachadaptorhasitsowndirectoryinsidetheRootInstall/conf directory. e name of the
directoryisthenameoftheadaptor.EachadaptordirectorymustcontainanA d a pto r.x m l le.
For example, the default adaptor included with the server at installation is named
_ defaultRoot _ , and its directory is conf/ _ defaultRoot _ . To change an adaptor’s
settings, edit the elements in its A d ap t o r.x m l le.
Virtual host settings
Feature in Flash Media Streaming Server and Flash Media Interactive Server; requires Flash Player
6 or later.
Setting up your server with virtual hosts allows you to maintain distinct separation between
hostingaccountsontheserverforFlashMediaServer.Eachvirtualhostdirectorycontainsits
own V host.xml le, which denes settings for an individual virtual host. ese settings include
aliases for the virtual host, the location of the virtual host’s application directory, limits on the
resources the virtual host can use, and other parameters.
Eachvirtualhostmusthaveitsowndirectoryinsidetheadaptordirectory.enameofthe
directory must be the actual name of the virtual host, such as streaming.adobe.com.Each
denedvirtualhostmustbemappedtoaDomainNameServer(DNS)entryoranothername
resolution,suchasaWindowsInternetNameService(WINS)addressorahostsle,that
speciesanIPaddressontheservercomputer.
Eachadaptormustcontaina_ defaultVHost _ directory in addition to the custom virtual
hoststhatyoudene.Ifaclientapplicationtriestoconnecttoavirtualhostthatdoesnotexist,
the server attempts to connect it to _ defaultVHost _.(Ifyouareusingasecureportforthe
adaptor that contains the virtual host, you can only dene one virtual host for the adaptor, in
addition to _ defaultVHost _ .)
Application settings
Feature in Flash Media Streaming Server and Flash Media Interactive Server; requires Flash Player
6 or later.
e Application.xmllecontainsthesettingsforFlashMediaInteractiveServer
applications. ese settings include the size of the server-side media ActionScript runtime
engine, the location at which streams and shared objects are stored, default AMF encoding,
and bandwidth limitations.
e Application.xml le in the virtual host directory congures the default settings for all
applicationswithinthatvirtualhost.Ifyouwanttohavedierentsettingsforaparticular
application, you can copy an Application.xml le to the application’s registered application
directory(/applications/app _ name)andeditittoincludeyourcustomsettings.
Inmostcases,thesettingsintheApplication.xml le in the specic application directory
override settings in the Application.xml le in the virtual host directory, but not always. For
more details, see the Adobe Flash Media Server Conguration and Administration Guide.
User settings
Feature in Flash Media Streaming Server and Flash Media Interactive Server; requires Flash Player
6 or later.
To add, remove, or set permissions for Flash Media Server administrator accounts, edit the
Users.xml le in the root level of the conguration directory. You can also congure Server
ManagementAPIcallstotheFlashMediaAdministrationServer(forexample,toallowor
denyaccesstospecicHTTPcalls)withinthissettingsle.
Log settings
Feature in Flash Media Streaming Server and Flash Media Interactive Server; requires Flash Player
6 or later.
With Flash Media Server 3.5, you have powerful logging capabilities, which can be highly
customized for your specic application.
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