Installation guide

Application logs record application event data such as:
• Dateandtimeoftheevent
• Event’sserverprocessID
• Eventstatuslevel(warning,error,information,debug,andsoon)
Diagnostic logs
e diagnostic logs record information about Flash Media Server operations and are used
primarily for debugging server-level issues.
Flash Media Server is congured, by default, to create a diagnostic log for each type of process. e
default diagnostic logs are m a s te r.X X.lo g , ed ge.X X.lo g, core.X X.lo g, ad m in.XX.lo g ,
and http cac h e.X X.lo g. All of the diagnostic logs are located in the Flash Media Server
logs directory.
A wide variety of useful data such as information about stream events, application instances,
virtualhosts,andEdgeandOriginissuescanbeobtainedthroughcloseexaminationofthe
diagnostic log les.
HTTP logs
ere are two separate log les that track activity on the built-in Apache HTTP Server. e
http e r r o r.x x.lo g tracks information about HTTP server errors. e httpaccess.x x.lo g
tracks HTTP server access details.
Using server tools
Load Simulator tool
New feature in Flash Media Streaming Server and Flash Media Interactive Server; requires Flash
Player 6 or later.
eLoadSimulatortoolisanew,cross-platform,standalonetoolthatcreatesastreamingloadona
Flash Media Server. e articial load enables you to test the capacity of your conguration and
deployment of Flash Media Server. You can obtain quantitative measurements from the application
andperformbenchmarktesting.etoolhasasimpleGUI,alongwithcommand-linecontrolfor
more advanced users.
eLoadSimulatortoolsupportsthesameplatformsasFlashMediaServer,includingWindows
2003,Windows2008,WindowsXP,andLinuxRH4and5.BecauseFlashDevelopmentServer
supportsonlyupto10simultaneousconnections,thistoolisintendedtobeusedwith
authorized Flash Media Servers.
eLoadSimulatortoolisavailableasafreedownloadfromwww.adobe.com.
Administration API
Feature in Flash Media Streaming Server and Flash Media Interactive Server; requires Flash Player
6 or later.
YoucanusetheAdministrationAPItomonitor,manage,andconguretheserverfromaFlash
PlayerorAdobeAIRclientoverRTMPorfromawebclientoverHTTP.eFlashMediaServer
AdministrationConsolewasbuiltusingtheAdministrationAPI.YoucanalsousetheAPIto
create custom administration tools. Some of the methods available to you include:
• Addanddeleteadministrativeusers
• Startandstoptheserver,virtualhosts,andapplications
• Initiategarbagecollection
• Getandsettheserverconguration
eAPIisdescribedindetailintheAdobe Flash Media Server Administration API Reference.
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