Oracle A55979-02 - Manual (Page 18)

Oracle Video Server Content Model
1-8 Getting Started with Oracle Video Server Manager
Running OVS without a Database
If you are running OVS without an Oracle database, the content model changes
slightly. When OVS is invoked without a database, the content service obtains
content data directly from the tag file headers stored in the MDS. Thus, there are no
clips or logical content in a system that does not have a database.
When OVS is running without a database, Video Server Manager still enables you
to monitor the physical content (metadata and header information). However,
logical content and clips are not available in this scenario.
Registering Content
In the OVS environment, the process of creating tag files and creating the logical
content, clip, and physical content objects in the database is called registering.
For more information on how to register content from Video Server Manager, refer
to the VSM online Help.