Flash Media Server Licensing Question

This may seem like a simple NO, but I'm interested in
building a pre-built image which will contain Linux installation
and Adobe Flash Media Server pre-configured. This setup would be in
a single image file used to run inside of VMware Server as a
Virtual Machine. By building the image, anyone who wants to test
FMS could download the image and load it into the Virtual Machine,
and not have to dedicated a full server to the installation.
If anyone can provide me a factual answer, either yes, no, or
someone to contact at Adobe I would be very appreciative.
Similar images of other programs can be found here:
http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances
Other applications images include firewalls, web servers, and wiki
servers
Thanks,
Bradford Knowlton
[email protected]
http://x86Virtualization.com

No. FMS is not an "out of the box" solution. You'll need some
experience with Flash (client side flash), but how much you'll need
to know depends on the application you plan to build.
Adobe provides a set of communication components and sample
applications, and it's fairly easy to drag and drop your way to a
simple webcam application. It won't be very flexible, and it
certainly won't be secure, but it will get you started.
You'll also need to understand how to install and configure
server software, or hire someone to do that part for you. Just so
it's said, you can't install FMS on a shared hosting account, so
you'll need your own server.
As far as learning curve goes, I suppose it depends on your
background. If you already have an understanding of actionscript
and client/server communication, then the learning curve isn't
horribly steep. If you don't have a background in Flash (client
side flash), you might want to cover some of those basics before
diving into FMS. Unlike other streaming servers, there is no
default player that just pops open on the client side when a stream
is requested (like Windows Media or Real)... you need to build the
client application (.swf) yourself.

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Flash Media Server Licenses

Ok, here's the deal: i have the license for Flash Media Streaming Server, but it looks like the Authentication Add-on does'nt work for this version of FMS. I wanna know if I have to buy a new license (Flash Media Interactive Server or Flash Media Development Server) or if I can simply buy the upgrade for one of this versions.
The Add-On will work correctly with this two versions? This versions comes with any server limit access?
By the way, sorry about the english. I'm from Brazil =)
Regards!

I am assuming you have Flash Media Streaming Server 3.0. Now if Authentication Add-in is only the reason for you to upgrade then you can upgrade to Flash Media Streaming Server 3.5.4 - for this you would have to pay upgrade fees i.e upgrade license. FMSE 3.5.4 has Authentication Add-in support.
Now if you want host of other features which come with Interactive Edition, you can also buy upgrade license for it, you would have to choose UPG from Flash Media Streaming Server 3.x when upgrading.
I think you can rule out Flash Media Development Server for you as its free edition and comes with 10 simultaneous connection limit.
Now if you already have 3.5 version of FMSE, you can do free upgrade to FMSE 3.5.4.
Please let me know if you need any more info.
BTW, your english is pretty good

Questions before I buy Flash Media Server 2

Hi! I'm considering buying Macromedia Flash Media Server 2.
This software would be a large investment for me, so I'd really
appreciate any answers or advice that anyone could provide. I just
have a couple questions:
1) Can FMS2 be installed on the same server that runs my Web
sites? I have a Linux server that runs a few sites, and it would be
ideal to run this software and the sites on the same server. I'm
also wondering what port it would run on? I've used RealNetworks'
Helix Server, which requires you to run it on a separate server
because of port issues. I want to use Flash instead.
2) Does this software also come with a Flash video player
that would work with my sites? I want to be able to stream .flv
videos from my Web sites and have a Flash player launch whenever a
user selects one of my videos (kind of like how RealPlayer launches
when you click a RM file). This way, the player wouldn't always be
embedded in the page. Is that possible? I'm worried about the
player failing to launch, or people needing to download a special
player to view my videos.
Thanks very much!

1) Yes you can run it on the same box as your web server. You
can specify any port you wish for FMS to listen on (default is
1935)
2) I'm not quite sure I understand. In order to view your
videos a client will have to have a flash browser plugin installed
- which should not be a problem as flash browser penetration is
somewhere in the high 90th percentile (if Adobe is to believed). In
addition, your flash application will need to make a connection to
FMS before it can stream videos, so its not quite as simple as
clicking on a .flv link. Your flash app will have to be embedded in
a page (think youtube - although youtube does not use FMS).
If you're not sure if FMS is right for you (and you sound
like you're not sure), why don't you download the Developer edition
and test it out? Its free and has all the features of the "full"
version, but only gives you a license for 10 users.

Very basic question: Flash Media Server vs. embedding flash video

I'm hoping this is a quick easy question to answer:
What is the difference between Flash Media Server and simply
using a freeware Flash media player (like Flowplayer
http://flowplayer.org/) that
uses XML playlists to embed your Flash videos on a website?
What are the advantages to Flash Media Server and how does
something like Flowplayer not address issues that FMS can?
Thanks in advance!
Erik

In a nutshell flowplayer delivers the video through your web
browser. It does this via http protocol (port 80) and progressive
download on any web server
Progressive download finds the video on the server and plays
it back through the player as it is being downloaded. 2 important
things to take from this are 1, the video is being downloaded to
the clients hard drive, at the end of the playback they will have a
copy of your video that they can do whatever they like to and
repost it somewhere else. 2, It plays back as it downloads, meaning
if I'm viewing a 10 minute video from your site and want to skip
ahead to the middle or end I have to wait for the whole video to
download before viewing those segments. Your web host by the way
will love you for progressive download because it will appear as
though your transfer rate has gone through the roof. Once the
request for the video is made there is no turning back, the client
gets the whole thing whether they watch it or not.
Flash media server uses the rtmp protocol. This protocol is
an open socket protocol through port 1935. This is a two way street
essentially. When the user views a video using FMS they basically
get only enough of the video to keep the connection open and
satisfy the required buffer to assure clean playback. The bytes of
info that carry the video only go to the users memory, not the hard
drive. This allows the user to jump back and forth around in the
movie without having to wait for the whole thing to download.
Hope that helps.

Flash Media Server v3.5 - fmscheck question.

Hi,
I'm running some tests on an existing application that is configured with 12 "instances." When I run fmscheck with the "--allapps" flag set, only one of the 12 instances returns "NetConnection.Connect.Success." All other instances return "NetConnection.Connect.Rejected". Is this normal operation?
Below is a copy of the command, and the output.
Thanks,
Juan
-bash-4.1$ sudo tools/fmscheck --host video3.domain.com --allapps --auser USERNAME --apswd "PASSWORD" --logfile /dev/pts/0
#Version 1.0.0 r15
#2014-08-11 16:46:48
#Software: Adobe Flash Media Server Check 1.0.0 r15
#2014-08-11
#Fields: date    time        x-event   x-sname
2014-08-11     16:46:48     NetConnection.Connect.Success Connection succeeded.
2014-08-11     16:46:49     Connect rtmp://video3.domain.com:1935/vChat/video3_003
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Rejected Connection failed.
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Rejected Connection failed.
2014-08-11     16:46:49     Connect rtmp://video3.domain.com:1935/vChat/video3_001
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Closed -
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Rejected Connection failed.
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Rejected Connection failed.
2014-08-11     16:46:49     Connect rtmp://video3.domain.com:1935/vChat/video3_006
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Closed -
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Rejected Connection failed.
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Rejected Connection failed.
2014-08-11     16:46:49     Connect rtmp://video3.domain.com:1935/vChat/video3_008
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Closed -
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Rejected Connection failed.
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Rejected Connection failed.
2014-08-11     16:46:49     Connect rtmp://video3.domain.com:1935/vChat/video3_002
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Closed -
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Rejected Connection failed.
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Rejected Connection failed.
2014-08-11     16:46:49     Connect rtmp://video3.domain.com:1935/vChat/video3_005
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Closed -
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Rejected Connection failed.
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Rejected Connection failed.
2014-08-11     16:46:49     Connect rtmp://video3.domain.com:1935/vChat/video3_010
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Closed -
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Rejected Connection failed.
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Rejected Connection failed.
2014-08-11     16:46:49     Connect rtmp://video3.domain.com:1935/vChat/video3_009
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Closed -
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Rejected Connection failed.
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Rejected Connection failed.
2014-08-11     16:46:49     Connect rtmp://video3.domain.com:1935/vChat/video3_007
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Closed -
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Rejected Connection failed.
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Rejected Connection failed.
2014-08-11     16:46:49     Connect rtmp://video3.domain.com:1935/vChat/video3_011
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Closed -
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Rejected Connection failed.
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Rejected Connection failed.
2014-08-11     16:46:49     Connect rtmp://video3.domain.com:1935/vChat/video3_012
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Closed -
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Rejected Connection failed.
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Rejected Connection failed.
2014-08-11     16:46:49     Connect rtmp://video3.domain.com:1935/vChat/video3_004
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Closed -
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Rejected Connection failed.
2014-08-11     16:46:49     NetConnection.Connect.Rejected Connection failed.
2014-08-11     16:46:49     Program complete successful -
-bash-4.1$

One of the workarounds that I have found is ... i.e try making all three FMS Windows Services (Flash Media Administration Server, Flash Media Server (FMS) and FMSHttpd) in the some domain controller account or atleast the same Administrator.
After doing so first manually stop the Flash Media Administration Server. After the Administration Server Stops Now run the Flash Media Server (FMS) which should also automatically launch the FMSHttpd Service (Apache). Once both are started then try starting the Flash media Administration Server.
To make sure that Flash Media Administration Service Always Starts LAST you can either use Manual Batch file in sequence of starting or can set up the option of 'Delayed Start' in Services Settings.

Do I need Flash Media Server?

Hi all,
Sorry for this question, but I'm a bit confused. Is there a
way to broadcast live flash video using just flash, or do I NEED
Flash Media server. I don't really have the budget for it, and
don't really know another option if Flash doesn't work.
Thanks

You need a streaming server to do it. FMS is (IMO) the best
choice, but there are two others I know of
Red5 (
http://osflash.org/red5) . Red5
is an open source, free (as in beer), java based flash media
server. It's still in beta, but I hear it's shaping up to be a
pretty solid server.
Wowza Media Server (
http://www.wowzamedia.com)
also has a java based flash server in beta, and the beta program is
open to the public. The projected prices (on their site) put the
price at about half that of FMS.
Just curious, how many people do you need to serve at once?
If it's 10 or less, you can use the free FMS developer
license.

Why do I need Flash Media Server

Hello
My company produces advergames. We have just made a football
quiz that streams all questions and video content (quite small
content). The quiz will be on thousands of websites and will
probably get over 4 million users within a month.
Do I need Flash Streaming Media servcie to help me with this
and can anyone give me any ideas to the problems that may arise
from streming that much media?
Many thanks
Matmijeff

You need a streaming server to do it. FMS is (IMO) the best
choice, but there are two others I know of
Red5 (
http://osflash.org/red5) . Red5
is an open source, free (as in beer), java based flash media
server. It's still in beta, but I hear it's shaping up to be a
pretty solid server.
Wowza Media Server (
http://www.wowzamedia.com)
also has a java based flash server in beta, and the beta program is
open to the public. The projected prices (on their site) put the
price at about half that of FMS.
Just curious, how many people do you need to serve at once?
If it's 10 or less, you can use the free FMS developer
license.

Flash Media Server 2.0 patches

Hi,
We want to carry out a long overdue update to our Flash Media
Server, which is at version 2.0
1. One concern I have is licensing. We have a 100-user,
unlimited bandwidth license. As I understand it, version 2.0.1
introduced licensing profiles. The closest matching profile is for
150 users. I'm not sure - can I select that, or create my own
profile so we can use our existing licenses? Or have I
misunderstood what the profiles are for?
2. Also, I notice that the existing FMS needs to be
uninstalled and then 2.0.1 installed. Is this the case with
subsequent patches? I couldn't find a specific answer in the
release notes. If so, could I just install 2.0.5 and would that
include all the maintenance updates for previous releases?
Sorry if these are obvious questions. I've never updated FMS
2.0, so I just want to make sure it goes well :)
Thanks for your time,
Ajay P

Hi Jody,
I have a quick question regarding licensing. On my test
system I was able to put in the existing 100-user license into the
FMS 2.0.5 Management Console. Whereas in version 2 I had 100 peak
connections available, with 2.0.5 I now have 150.
I have no problem with this!
I just wanted to know if that's because of the updated
licensing system in 2.0.5 - i.e. is this by design?
Thanks again,
Ajay

Number of connection allowed in the free developer ediiton of Flash Media Server

Hi
I would like to know the number of connection allowed in the free developer ediiton of Flash Media Server
Regards
Sunny

Hi,
When we say we limit the number of connections to 10 in Flash Media Development Server, we mean that we allow 10 successful connections and reject 11th connection onwards. So at anypoint of time your server can have only 10 active connections. When there are 10 active connections and a 11th client tries to connect to the server, the connection is rejected with reason "NetConnection.Connect.Rejected - [ License.Limit.Exceeded ] : (_defaultRoot_, _defaultVHost_) : Max connections allowed exceeds license limit. " and these details are logged at the server side core.log too
Regards,
Janaki L

Is it possible to use smartseek functionalities without FMS(flash media server)??

Hi,
    Is it possible to use smart seek functionalities to play files local files without using flash media server(FMS).
    I am currently using videoDisplay components but can switch to netStream component if it is possible without FMS.
    As I have to seek frame by frame but the current seek() function doesnot provide that functionality.
    Any kind of suggestion is most welcome.
    Thanks in Advance.

I'd like to revive this topic as I just purchased an ATV. I do like it but I am becoming very familiar with the limitations of the ATV.
I used to have a Snyology NAS server but it did not serve/stream the iTunes well enough to my stereo. I have a lot of photos of my children as well as movies and wanted to see more of them so I purchased the ATV as I knew the Syno server/NAS would be bricking soon.
Once the ATV is loaded it is fine for that content. But if there is other content on other computers well, they have to stream and the content on the ATV is not accessible to anything other than the stereo or TV that the ATV is connected to. So, finally, here is my question:
Which NAS streams VERY WELL with the ATV? Correct me if I am wrong but the NAS has to have iTunes imbedded within the server; yes? Secondly, is the best solution for serving an ATV as well as having all media content accessible to all LAN computers a Mac Mini?
So which is it? Please recommend an NAS that can serve iTunes media (music, photos, video) to an Apple TV or is the best solution a Mac Mini which acts like a NAS and streams all media content to the Apple TV and ATV will stream it to HDTV through HDMI , etc.
The ATV is great with the High Def.., wide screen, Dolby 5.1, HDMI port , etc. Just need a way to have the media accessible to everyone on the LAN as well as serve/stream to an already purchased Apple TV.
Thanks for the help,
Cc

Flash Media Server on Clustered Servers

Hello to all,
i am new to the Flash world and am trying to figure out if
Flash Media Server Pro can be installed in a clustered server
environment (active/passive). specifically:
1 - can it be set up so that when the primary server fails,
the secondary server will take over any incoming requests?
2 - can this be done at the "Pro" license level?
3 - are two seperate licenses required for this, or is this
usage (since it is any active/passive cluster) covered under a
single license?
the items i found on the site are very specific to setting up
Edge/Origin servers - but we are not looking at getting dedicated
servers for this. we want to use our clustered web site servers.
with thanks for any help provided
rica

Since we're talking about a multiuser app (the chat),
failover becomes a litte more complicated. In this case, we need to
make sure that, as clients connect to the app, the are routed to
the appropraite server. Think about this scenario:
Users A and B enter a chat. During the chat, the primary
server goes down, so clients A and B are moved to the backup
server. A few minutes later, the primary server comes back on line.
After that, client C connects to the chat. Since the primary server
is up, client C connects to that one, but clients A and B are still
on the backup server.
So, we need a means of making sure there is only one instance
of any given chat "room" at any time, and we need to somehow make
sure inbound clients are routed to the appropraite server.
What I like to do in situations like this is buid two
applications. The first application is a "gatekeeper", which
monitors all of the FMS servers in the cluster, and mantiains a
list of active rooms (and their locations). When a client connects,
they first connect to the gatekeeper, which informs the client of
which server their chat room is running on. The client then
disconnects from the gatekeeper, and connects to the chat room.
Along with handling faliover, using an approach like this can
also facilitate load balancing. By monitoring license capacity, the
gatekeeper app can programatically assign chat rooms to servers
based on the number of active connections on each FMS.

Flash Media Server 3.5/number of CPU

How many number of CPU cores Flash Media Server 3.5 supports?

Hi,
You could refer to the EULA located at the FMS install directory/License.htm.
So in short to install FMSS you could use up to 4 CPUs and to install FMIS you are allowed to use upto 8 CPUs.
The section 2.8.5 states:
2.8.5. License Limit. Licensee shall only use the Software corresponding to the licenses for the Software that Licensee has purchased. Licensee is permitted to install the Streaming Server on a single Computer or Virtual Server containing up to 4 CPUs. Licensee is permitted to install the Interactive Server on a single Computer or Virtual Server containing up to 8 CPUs. In the event that Virtual Servers are installed on a Computer, each such Virtual Server shall be deemed to operate the Software on 2 CPUs (each, a “Virtual Server CPU”), and the total number of Virtual Server CPUs plus the total number of physical CPUs on such Computer, shall be counted together for the purpose of applying the limitations set forth in this Agreement. For all the Software licensed hereunder, if Licensee exceeds the limitations set forth herein on a single Computer or Virtual Server Licensee must purchase another license to the Software, and such additional license shall permit up to permitted number of additional CPUs (including Virtual Server CPUs) in such Computer or Virtual Server.
Thanks
Mamata

Flash Media Server...Other Version???

Okay so theres the Flash Media Server Professional Edition,
and Flash Media Server Developers Edition....
Is there another version aside from the above like Standard
or Lite? I've been looking but all I can find is the professional
version. I have my own linux server and a small website I would
like to add video chat too which requires a Flash Media Server, but
theres no way my website can cover the costs of the FMS PRO license
even after 4 years.
Is there any alternative? What are the restrictions on the
developers edition?
Thank you very much in advance.

Its Adobe Flash Media Interactive Server 3.5
http://www.adobe.com/products/flashmediainteractive/
Msg me here, on my email: [email protected] or skype: stoynev
Thanks.

Hardening Flash Media Server 3.5

What type of TCP Flags Flash Media Server need for: RTMP/T RTMPE/TE
SYN and ACK?
Or do i need to set RST too?
Best Regards,
Sérgio Henrique

Hmm, parse error on the question - those flags you mentioned are used during the normal operation of TCP state. You shouldn't need to change or be aware of them at all for either of the protocols you mentioned. It sounds similar to asking to me what flags are necessary for Fords or Chevys - do they need apply brake, apply gas. Can you explain the problem some?

Flash media server 4 enterprise load balancing

G'day chaps, me and my mates have purchased a copy of Flash Media Server 4 Enterprise edition for use on our web project. Since we will be transmitting to large amounts of users through this exceptional piece of software, we will be needing to run more than one server at once. Before going ahead and doing anything against the policies we have decided to post here on the support forums and inquire about being able to run multiple copies of Flash Media Server 4 Enterprise edition with one Serial KEY ( 10 x GigE dedicated servers ). If this is not possible, how can me and my chappies load balance all the traffic through one Flash Media Server 4 Enterprise edition.

Hi there bluray,
Congrats on your FMES purchase - we really hope FMS meets all your needs. Although you'll not be permitted by your license to use it for more than one server installation you should be aware that FMS 4 has new scalability functionality that should enable you to scale beyond what you're currently expecting. You may want to get immediately familiar with RTMFP and peer assisted networking. FMS has the capability to serve as your personal introducer leveraging the power of peer to peer to scale more massively than a single installation is capable of.
Here's a little snippet about it
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashmediaserver/articles/p2p_rtmfp_groups.html
or
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Time_Media_Flow_Protocol
Hope that helps.
Asa

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