DME v3.15 Admin Guide
  
DME v3.15 Admin Guide
Welcome
This document explains how to configure and use VBrick's Distributed Media Engine (DME). The DME is a versatile, highly‑configurable media distribution engine that moves streaming media to and from a wide variety sources and endpoints.
For example, it can take a unicast RTP stream and multicast it to thousands of local IP users, or it can transmux and serve the same RTP stream to RTMP (Flash) users on the Internet.
The information in this document is available online on the VBrick website. For all the latest technical documentation for VBrick products, go to www.vbrick.com/documentation
 
Note: This Admin guide is not written for casual users. It assumes readers will have a working knowledge of network addressing, communication protocols, and configuration concepts, as well as hands-on experience working with streaming video products.
 
Chapter and Topic Organization
Topics may be reference material or how‑to materials for specific use cases.
For best results, please familiarize yourself with the way the information is organized and follow the steps listed in How to Use DME Online Help Topics for Best Results.
 
A system overview and detailed explanation of the different DME models available. Also contains a glossary of terms.
How to set up and test the server hardware. It also explains how to configure the DME as a VOD server in VEMS.
How the DME works including an overview of the major system components. The VBAdmin management program is also covered.
Detailed use cases with step‑by‑step instructions that explain how to configure DME input and output streams for all common scenarios.
Reference chapter; provides a detailed description of all the parameters on the System Configuration page in VBAdmin.
Detailed use cases with step-by-step instructions that explain how to use the various integration functions between the DME and the Rev media management system.
How to configure SAP announcements for different kinds of streams.
How to configure DME input streams including Flash Pull, TS In, and RTP Playlists.
How to configure DME output streams including Flash and RTSP Push, TS Out, HLS, and RTP Relays.
How to configure the DME user name and password and the announce settings that let you push streams into the DME.
How to set up a video conferencing gateway.
How to enable and configure the Access History and the Error Log.
How to view the various status and log pages to monitor important DME resources and tasks such as connected users and CPU Load.
How to reset or shutdown the system.
How to capture trace files for VBrick Support Services when troubleshooting VC Gateway issues.
Explains the most common ways that DME end users can view live and stored RTP and RTMP (Flash) streams.
The detailed steps required (on the encoder and on the DME) to configure input and output for common use cases.
Other common tasks such as how to upgrade the server when new software is available from VBrick.
How to configure VBrick's RMD and RMS applications to stream from the DME.