Installation guide

For example, the default adaptor included with the server at installation is named _default-
Root_, and its directory is conf/_defaultRoot_.Tochangeanadaptor’ssettings,editthe
elements in its A d apt or.x m l le.
Virtual host settings
Enhancement 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ontheserver
contains its own Vhost.xml le. e Vhost.x ml conguration le 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
Enhancement in Flash Media Streaming Server and Flash Media Interactive Server; requires Flash
Player 6 or later.
e Application.x mllecontainsthesettingsforFlashMediaInteractiveServerapplica-
tions. ese include settings such as: 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(/ap plications/ap p _ na m e)andeditittoincludeyourcustomsettings.
Inmostcases,thesettingsinApplication.xml le in the specic application directory
override settings in the Application.x ml 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
Enhancement 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.x ml 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/deny
accesstospecicHTTPcalls)withinthissettingsle.
Log settings
Enhancement in Flash Media Streaming Server and Flash Media Interactive Server; requires Flash
Player 6 or later.
With Flash Media Server 3, you have powerful logging capabilities, which can be highly custom-
ized for your specic application.
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