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What is Oracle Video Server Manager?
1-2 Getting Started with Oracle Video Server Manager
What is Oracle Video Server Manager?
The Oracle Video Server Manager (VSM) is a graphical, Java-based software
solution that simplifies the management of distributed multimedia servers and
clients in heterogeneous environments. VSM offers the following features and
benefits:
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Centralized management of distributed systems: VSM can monitor multiple
instances of the Oracle Video Server and its clients from one location, reducing
product and overhead costs.
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User-friendly graphical user interface: The VSM Java console provides an
easy-to-use graphical user interface that is designed to enable you to effectively
manage the system quickly, with a minimum of training.
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Integration with Oracle’s Network Computing Architecture: Oracle’s NCA is
a comprehensive, open, network-based architecture that provides extensibility
for distributed environments. For more information about Oracle’s NCA, visit
the Oracle web site at http://www.oracle.com/nca.
Why Use Oracle Video Server Manager?
As you write and deploy multimedia business applications in client/server
environments, system administration becomes increasingly challenging. With the
new generation of multimedia servers, you are responsible for managing a highly
divergent and ever-growing combination of servers, clients, and data. You must
have an easy-to-use, effective, integrated set of tools that can manage local and
remote multimedia systems from a single location.
The Oracle Video Server Manager (VSM) is the fastest and most efficient way to
manage multimedia content and services throughout your Oracle Video Server
(OVS) system. VSM simplifies routine OVS administrative tasks, enabling you to be
more productive. From the VSM console, you can:
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start and stop individual OVS instances
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view the status of critical OVS services
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monitor and/or manage several OVS functions and components:
– Logical content, clips, and programs
– OVS clients
– Oracle Media Data Store (MDS) volumes, disks, and files
– Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM) tapes and files