Cisco Service Router Application Configuration Guide

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CONTENTS
Preface xvii
Document Revision History xvii
Audience xviii
Objective xviii
Document Organization xviii
Document Conventions xix
Related Documentation xx
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request xxi
CHAPTER
1Product Overview 1-1
Overview 1-1
Ingest and Distribution 1-3
Prefetch Ingest 1-3
Dynamic Ingest 1-3
Hybrid Ingest 1-4
Live Stream Ingest and Split 1-4
Delivery 1-4
Management 1-5
Content Delivery System Architecture 1-5
Service Engine 1-6
Storage and Distribution 1-6
Stream and Cache-Fill Performance 1-13
NAS 1-15
Content Acquirer 1-16
Internet Streamer 1-16
Service Router 1-34
Request Routing Engine 1-34
Proximity Engine 1-47
Content Delivery System Manager 1-51
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting 1-51
Device Management 1-51
Delivery Services Management 1-52
Resiliency and Redundancy 1-52
Content Acquirer Redundancy 1-52
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Internet Streamer Redundancy 1-53
Service Router Redundancy 1-53
Internet Streaming CDSM Redundancy 1-53
CHAPTER
2Network Design 2-1
VDS-IS Topology 2-1
Device Groups 2-2
Baseline Groups 2-3
Delivery Service 2-3
Content Acquirer 2-3
Content Acquirer Selection for Prefetched Content 2-4
Content Acquirer Selection for Dynamic or Hybrid Ingest 2-4
Location Leader 2-5
Location Leader Selection for Prefetched Content 2-5
Location Leader Selection for Live Streaming 2-5
Location Leader Selection for Dynamic or Hybrid Content 2-5
Forwarder and Receiver Service Engines 2-5
Persistent HTTP Connections 2-7
Network Partition 2-7
Delivery Service Distribution Tree 2-8
Types of Delivery Services 2-8
Methods for Ingesting Content 2-9
Origin Servers 2-9
Manifest File 2-10
Content Acquirer 2-11
Internet Streamer 2-11
Content Replication Using a Multicast Cloud 2-12
Introduction to Multicast Cloud 2-12
Distributing Content Through Replication 2-13
Unicast Replication 2-13
Multicast Replication 2-13
Configuring Multicast Distribution 2-14
Multicast Forward Error Correction and Proactive Forward Error Correction 2-15
Configuring PGM and File Transmission Parameters Using Multicast Expert
Mode 2-16
APIs for Multicast Cloud 2-18
Service Workflow 2-18
Programs 2-20
Live Programs 2-20
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Rebroadcasts 2-21
API Program File 2-21
IPv6 Support for Client Interfaces 2-21
HTTPS Settings 2-25
Certificates 2-25
Traffic Separation for HTTPS 2-26
Configuring HTTPS 2-28
API Support for HTTPS 2-30
Wholesale CDN 2-30
Session and Bandwidth Quotas per Delivery Service 2-30
Monitoring Session and Bandwidth Quotas 2-31
Session and Bandwidth Quotas per Delivery Service Group 2-32
Monitoring Session and Bandwidth Quotas 2-32
Cache Storage Priority per Delivery Service 2-33
Snapshot Counters 2-33
Real-Time Exporting of Transaction Logs for Billing and Analytic Reports 2-33
APIs for Wholesale CDN 2-34
CHAPTER
3Getting Started 3-1
Initially Configuring the Devices 3-1
Logging In to the Internet Streaming CDSM 3-1
Activating and Synchronizing the Devices 3-3
Activating and Setting NTP for Each Device 3-3
Activating All Inactive Service Engines 3-5
Navigating the Internet Streaming CDSM 3-7
Devices, Services, and Other Tables 3-7
Devices Home Page 3-8
Task Bar 3-9
Configuring Primary and Standby CDSMs 3-11
Changing a Standby CDSM to a Primary CDSM 3-12
Recovering from two Primary CDSMs 3-13
Typical Configuration Workflow 3-13
CHAPTER
4Configuring Devices 4-1
Configuring Locations 4-1
Configuring Device Groups 4-4
Working with Device Groups 4-6
Aggregate Settings 4-8
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Device Group Overlap 4-9
Configuring the Service Engine 4-10
Activating a Service Engine 4-10
Assigning Devices to Device Groups 4-15
Replication 4-16
Default Bandwidth 4-17
Scheduled Bandwidth 4-19
Configuring the NACK Interval Multiplier 4-21
Enabling SEs for Multicasting 4-21
Service Control 4-22
Configuring Service Rules 4-22
Configuring URL Signing Key 4-28
Configuring the Authorization Service 4-29
Configuring Transaction Logs 4-32
Application Control 4-39
Configuring Default and Maximum Bandwidth 4-39
Configuring Bandwidth Schedules 4-40
Configuring Windows Media Streaming—General Settings 4-43
Configuring Windows Media Streaming—Bypass List 4-45
Configuring Movie Streamer—General Settings 4-46
Configuring RTSP Advanced Settings 4-48
Configuring Flash Media Streaming—General Settings 4-48
Configuring Flash Media Streaming—FMS Administrator 4-49
Configuring Flash Media Streaming—Service Monitoring 4-49
Configuring Web Engine HTTP Cache Freshness 4-50
Configuring Tmpfs Size Settings 4-51
Configuring TCP Timeout 4-51
Configuring HTTP Options 4-52
General Settings 4-52
Configuring Content Management 4-52
Login Access Control 4-55
Authentication 4-62
Scheduling Database Maintenance 4-66
Setting Storage Handling 4-67
Network Settings 4-69
Configuring Notification and Tracking 4-87
Configuring Troubleshooting 4-103
Configuring Service Router Settings 4-104
Configuring Cache Router Settings 4-104
Configuring Memory Limitation Settings 4-105
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Configuring the Service Router 4-105
Activating a Service Router 4-105
Configuring Routing Settings 4-110
Configuring Request Routing Settings 4-110
Configuring IP-based Redirection 4-115
Configuring DNS-based Redirection 4-115
Configuring Redirect Burst Control 4-116
Configuring Cross-Domain Policy 4-116
Configuring the Proximity Server Settings 4-117
Configuring Application Control 4-128
Configuring Load Monitoring 4-128
Configuring Last-Resort Routing 4-130
Creating ASX Error Message Files for Windows Media Live Programs 4-133
Configuring Domain Subscription 4-134
Configuring Memory Limitation Settings 4-134
Configuring Transaction Logs for the Service Router 4-135
Configuring the CDSM 4-141
CHAPTER
5Configuring Services 5-1
Configuring Delivery Services 5-1
Creating Delivery Service 5-1
Content Origins 5-34
Creating Multicast Clouds 5-40
Assigning SEs to a Multicast Cloud 5-44
Assigning Multicast Clouds to Delivery Services 5-46
Creating Storage Priority Classes 5-47
Creating Delivery Service Group 5-48
Configuring Programs 5-50
Defining a Program 5-51
Configuring Live Programs 5-51
Priming a Live Delivery Service 5-55
Windows Media Streaming Live Streaming Encoder Failover 5-56
Configuring a Rebroadcast 5-57
Viewing the Multicast Addresses 5-60
Viewing Programs 5-61
Viewing and Modifying API Programs 5-62
Previewing a Program 5-63
Copying a Program 5-63
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CHAPTER
6Configuring the System 6-1
Configuring AAA 6-1
Creating, Editing, and Deleting Users 6-2
Creating, Editing, and Deleting Roles 6-5
Creating, Editing, and Deleting Domains 6-6
Viewing Locked Users 6-7
Changing a Password 6-7
Configuring System Settings 6-8
System Properties 6-8
Configuring Device Offline Detection 6-10
Configuring Distribution QoS 6-11
Configuring Service Routing 6-12
Coverage Zone File Registration 6-13
Configuring Global Routing 6-14
Authorization File Registration 6-15
NAS File Registration 6-16
CDN Host File Registration 6-17
HTTPS Settings 6-18
Configuring HTTPS General Settings 6-19
Uploading or Importing a Root CA File 6-20
Uploading a CRL File 6-21
Scheduling a CRL File 6-22
Uploading Certificate and Key Files 6-23
Scheduling Web Engine Notification of Certificate and Key Files 6-23
Configuring the CDSM to Communicate with an External System 6-24
Viewing or Downloading XML Schema Files 6-26
CHAPTER
7Configuring Licenses 7-1
Viewing CDN License Summary 7-2
Configuring License Files 7-3
Purchase Information 7-3
License Logs 7-4
CHAPTER
8Monitoring the Videoscape Distribution Suite, Internet Streamer 8-1
System Monitoring 8-1
System Status 8-1
Device Alarms 8-4
Service Alarms 8-5
License Alarms 8-6
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System Home Page 8-7
System Audit Logs 8-9
System Port Numbers 8-10
Device Monitoring 8-13
Devices Table 8-13
Devices Home Page 8-15
Using show and clear Commands 8-17
Using the CDSM show or clear Command Tool 8-17
Core Dump Files 8-24
CPU Utilization 8-25
Reports 8-26
Bandwidth Served 8-27
Bandwidth Efficiency Gain 8-28
Streaming Sessions 8-29
Delivery Service Monitoring 8-30
Delivery Services Table 8-30
Processing Content Deletion 8-34
Content Deletion Tasks 8-35
Replication Status for a Delivery Service 8-37
Content Replication Status by Delivery Service 8-40
Content Replication Status by Device 8-42
Viewing Statistics 8-44
Viewing Service Engines and Device Group Statistics 8-44
Viewing Routing Statistics 8-46
Viewing Replication States 8-46
Viewing Proximity Engine Statistics 8-48
Viewing Overall Proximity Statistics 8-48
Viewing IS-IS Statistics 8-50
Viewing OSPF Statistics 8-51
Viewing SRP Statistics 8-53
Log Files 8-54
Transaction Logs 8-54
Transaction Log Formats for Acquisition and Distribution 8-55
Transaction Log Formats for Web Engine 8-58
Client Transaction Logs 8-58
Ingest Transaction Logs 8-65
Transaction Logging and NTLM Authentication 8-69
Usage Guidelines for Log Files 8-69
Working Logs 8-70
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Archive Working Log 8-70
Exporting Log Files 8-71
Windows Media Transaction Logging 8-72
Windows Media Client Transaction Logs 8-72
Windows Media Ingest Transaction Log 8-82
Movie Streamer Transaction Log Fields 8-83
Flash Media Streaming Transaction Log Fields 8-84
Event Status Codes in Flash Media Streaming Access Logs 8-89
Events in Flash Media Streaming Access Logs 8-91
Service Router Transaction Log Fields 8-92
Service Monitor Transaction Logs 8-93
Content Manager Transaction Log Fields 8-98
Web Engine User Level Session Transaction Logs 8-99
Web Engine Custom Formats for ABR and Generic Session HTTP
Transactions 8-100
Per Session Log 8-101
Snapshot Counter Transaction Logs 8-103
Transaction Log Formats for Geo-IP 8-106
CHAPTER
9Maintaining the Videoscape Distribution Suite, Internet Streamer 9-1
Software Upgrade 9-1
Getting a Software File from Cisco.com 9-1
Pre-positioning a Software File 9-2
Finding the Software Version of the Devices 9-3
Configuring the Software Image Settings 9-3
Upgrading the Software 9-6
Downgrading the Software 9-6
Interoperability Considerations 9-7
Upgrading Software by Device Groups 9-7
Software Upgrades by Device 9-9
Rebooting Devices 9-10
Deleting a Device 9-10
Deleting a Warm Standby CDSM 9-13
Replacing a Device 9-13
Replacing a CDSM 9-13
Replacing an SE or SR 9-14
Backup and Recovery Procedures 9-16
Performing Backup and Restore on the CDSM Database 9-16
Using the Cisco VDS-IS Software Recovery CD-ROM 9-17
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System Software Components 9-17
Getting the Cisco VDS-IS Software Recovery File from Cisco.com 9-18
Installing the Software Using the Recovery CD-ROM 9-18
Recovering the System Software 9-19
Recovering a Lost Administrator Password 9-22
Recovering from Missing Disk-based Software 9-23
Recovering VDS-IS Network Device Registration Information 9-25
Disk Maintenance 9-27
Disk Error Handling 9-27
Disk Latent Sector Error Handling 9-27
SMART Sector Errors 9-28
disk repair Command 9-32
Removing and Replacing Disk Drives 9-34
Replacing a Disk 9-35
APPENDIX
ATroubleshooting A-1
Troubleshooting Service Router Configurations A-1
Troubleshooting the Distribution Hierarchy A-2
Troubleshooting Content Acquisition A-3
Enabling the Kernel Debugger A-6
Troubleshooting Web Engine Cache Status Codes A-7
APPENDIX
BCreating Manifest Files B-1
Introduction B-1
Manifest File Requirements B-2
Working with Manifest Files B-2
Specifying a Single Content Item B-2
Specifying a Crawl Job B-3
Understanding the Prefix Attribute B-5
Writing Common Regular Expressions B-6
Scheduling Content Acquisition B-6
Specifying Shared Attributes B-7
Specifying a Crawler Filter B-7
Specifying Content Priority B-9
Generating a Playserver List B-10
Customized Manifest Playserver Tables and the HTTP Playserver B-11
Specifying Attributes for Content Serving B-11
Specifying Time Values in the Manifest File B-12
Refreshing and Removing Content B-13
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Specifying Live Content B-14
Specifying Hybrid Ingest Content B-15
Manifest Validator Utility B-15
Running the Manifest Validator Utility B-15
Valid Manifest File Example B-16
Invalid Manifest File Example B-17
Understanding Manifest File Validator Output B-18
Syntax Errors B-18
Syntax Warnings B-18
Correcting Manifest File Syntax B-19
Manifest File Structure and Syntax B-19
CdnManifest B-22
playServerTable B-23
playServer B-24
options B-25
server B-26
host B-26
proxyServer B-28
item B-29
crawler B-37
item-group B-40
matchRule B-43
match B-44
contains B-45
XML Schema B-46
PlayServerTable XML Schema B-46
Default PlayServerTable Schema B-47
Manifest File Time Zone Tables B-47
APPENDIX
CCreating Coverage Zone Files C-1
Introduction C-1
Zero-IP Based Configuration C-2
Invalid IPv4 Addresses in Coverage Zone File C-3
Coverage Zone File Example C-3
Scenario 1: Coverage Zone with Client Network Only C-4
Scenario 2: Coverage Zone with Geographical Location of the Datacenter Only C-4
Scenario 3: Coverage Zone with Client Network and Geographical Location of the
Datacenter C-5
Scenario 4: Coverage Zone for Same Client Network with Different Weighted SEs C-5
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Scenario 5: Coverage Zone with Restricted List of SEs Used for Proximity-Based
Routing C-6
Scenario 6: Coverage Zone for IPv6 Client Networks C-7
APPENDIX
DCreating Geo/IP Files D-1
Introduction D-1
Processing Order D-4
Service Rule Config File D-4
Understanding the Allow and Deny Conditions D-5
Allow Conditions D-5
Deny Conditions D-5
Order Tag D-5
Order Scenarios D-6
Geo/IP File Examples D-16
APPENDIX
ECreating Service Rule Files E-1
Introduction E-1
Converting Old Service Rules to New Service Rules E-2
Adding a Service Rule File to the VDS E-3
Service Rule File Structure and Syntax E-4
Pattern Matching E-10
Rule Action Processing E-11
Rule Actions for Web Engine E-12
URL Resolve E-12
URL Redirect E-17
Force Revalidation E-17
URL Generate Signature E-17
URL Signing Key in the Service Rule File E-18
Windows Media Streaming ASX Files with URL Signing E-20
HTTP Header Manipulation E-24
Converting Old Windows Media Streaming Service Rules for URL Signing and
Validation E-26
Rule Actions for Flash Media Streaming E-27
Converting Old Flash Media Streaming Service Rules E-27
Support for SWF Validation E-30
SWF Validation Process E-30
Support for DSCP Marking E-32
Service Rule File Examples for Header Manipulation E-32
Service Rule File for URL Validation and the Exclude-Validation Attribute E-34
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Exclude Client IP address from URL Validation E-35
Exclude Expiry Time from URL Validation E-35
Exclude Both the Client IP address and the Expiry Time from URL Validation E-36
APPENDIX
FABR Session-Based Encryption and Session Tracking F-1
Introduction F-1
HLS Session-Based Encryption F-2
HLS Solution Components F-3
HLS Out of Band Manifests F-3
HSS Session-Based Encryption F-3
Session Tracking F-4
Session Cookie F-4
ABR Session Tracking Client IP address Validation F-4
Generic Session Tracking Client IP address Validation F-4
Key Parameters F-5
Configuring Session-Based Encryption and Session Tracking F-5
Service Rule Configuration for Session-Based Encryption and Session Tracking F-5
Service Rule Example for Session-Based Encryption and Session Tracking F-6
SetParameter Names and Values F-8
Session Resolve Rule F-17
Session Start and Stop Notification Configuration F-18
Key Management Server Interface F-20
Transaction Logs for Session-Based Encryption and Session Tracking F-23
APPENDIX
GCreating NAS Files G-1
Introduction G-1
Reading NAS Metadata G-2
Configuring NAS G-3
NAS Mount Removal G-3
Creating a NAS XML File G-4
NAS XML File Example G-4
APPENDIX
HCreating CDN Host Files H-1
Introduction H-1
Configuring CDN Host File H-1
CDN Host File Example H-2
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APPENDIX
IURL Signing and Validation I-1
Introduction I-1
URL Signing Components I-1
Supported Protocols and Media I-2
Configuring the VDS-IS for URL Signing I-3
Configuring URL Signing I-3
Configuring Service Rules for URL Signing I-4
Configuring URL Signing Key I-5
URL Signing and Validating I-6
URL Signing Script for Symmetric Keys I-6
URL Signing Version I-6
Example of a Python URL Signing Script I-7
Running a Python URL Signing Script I-11
URL Signing and Flash Media Streaming I-13
Importance of Device Synchronization I-13
Understanding the Signing Procedure I-14
Public Key URL Signing for Asymmetric Keys I-15
How Public Key URL Signing Works with VDS-IS I-15
URL Signing C Program I-16
APPENDIX
JCLI Commands J-1
Multi-Port Support J-1
Configuring Port Channel J-6
Redundant Dedicated Management Ports J-6
Configuring Redundant Management Ports J-7
Switch Port-Channel Configuration for Content Acquirer and Edge Service
Engine J-9
Verifying Port Channel Configuration J-9
Configuring Last-Resort Routing J-11
Configuring Standby Interfaces J-12
Standby Interface with Switch Failover Configuration Procedure J-15
APPENDIX
KVerifying the Videoscape Distribution Suite, Internet Streamer K-1
Verifying the Web Engine K-1
Verifying Preingested Web Content K-1
Verifying Dynamically Ingested Web Content K-4
Verifying the Windows Media Streaming Engine K-9
Verifying Preingested Windows Media Content K-9
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Verifying Dynamically Ingested Windows Media Content K-10
Verifying Windows Media Live Content Playback K-12
Verifying the Movie Streamer Engine K-13
Preparing Movie Streamer Content for Ingest K-13
Verifying Preingested Movie Streamer Content K-15
Verifying Dynamically Ingested Movie Streamer Content K-18
Verifying Movie Streamer Live Content Playback K-19
Verifying the Flash Media Streaming Engine K-21
Verifying Flash Media Streaming Preingested Content K-22
Verifying Flash Media Streaming Dynamically Ingested Content K-26
Verifying Flash Media Streaming—Live Streaming K-29
APPENDIX
LSpecifications and Part Numbers L-1
Application License L-1
Advanced Feature License L-2
Capacity License L-2
Other Licenses L-2
APPENDIX
MGenerating Self-Signed Certificates with VDS-SM M-1
Generating a Root Certificate M-2
Generating a Server Certificate M-2
Generating a Client Certificate M-4
Installing Certificates on VDS-SM M-5
Validating Configurations M-6
APPENDIX
NCredit Information N-1
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Preface
This preface describes the audience, objectives, organization, and conventions of the Cisco Videoscape
Distribution Suite, Internet Streamer 4.3.3 Software Configuration Guide. It also references related
documentation and describes how to obtain documentation and submit a service request.
Document Revision History, page xvii
Audience, page xviii
Objective, page xviii
Document Organization, page xviii
Document Conventions, page xix
Related Documentation, page xx
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page xxi
Document Revision History
Date Change Summary
September
15, 2017
Updated for VDS-IS 4.3.3, added a Note in “Configuring the Authorization
Service”, section in “Configuring the devices” chapter.
October
25,2016
Updated for VDS-IS 4.3.2
Added “Configuring HTTP Options” in the Configuring Devices.
Added “ String” field feature under “Table 5-5 Advanced Settings for Serving
Content .
July 01,
2016
Updated for VDS-IS 4.3.2
Introduces an Optional element for Geo/IP XML
February
29, 2016
Updated for VDS-IS 4.3.1
Added new section “CDN Host File Registration” in Configuring the System
chapter.
Updated Geo-IP Plug-in Schedule information in Configuring Services chapter.
Added new section “Transaction Log Formats for Geo-IP” in Monitoring the
Videoscape Distribution Suite, Internet Streamer.
Added Appendix H “Creating CDN Host Files”.
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Audience
This guide is for the networking professional managing the Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite, Internet
Streamer, hereafter referred to as the VDS-IS. Before using this guide, you should have experience
working with Cisco IOS software and be familiar with the concepts and terminology of Ethernet, local
area networking, and Internet streaming.
Objective
This guide provides the information that you need to configure and monitor the VDS-IS.
This guide provides procedures for using the commands that have been created or changed for use with
the VDS-IS. It does not provide detailed information about these commands.
This guide does not describe system messages that you might encounter or how to install your VDS-IS.
See the “Related Documentation” section on page xx for links to documentation online.
For documentation updates, see the release notes for this release.
Document Organization
August 7,
2015
Updated for VDS-IS 4.2.1
March 27,
2015
Initial Release
Date Change Summary
September
15, 2017
Updated for VDS-IS 4.3.3, added a Note in “Configuring the Authorization
Service”, section in “Configuring the devices” chapter.
October
25,2016
Updated for VDS-IS 4.3.2
Added “Configuring HTTP Options” in the Configuring Devices.
Added “ String” field feature under “Table 5-5 Advanced Settings for Serving
Content .
Chapter or Appendix Description
Chapter 1, “Product Overview” Provides a brief introduction to the VDS-IS.
Chapter 2, “Network Design” Describes the VDS-IS topology, elements of a Delivery
Service, and the Delivery Service workflow.
Chapter 3, “Getting Started” Provides information about initially configuring the
devices to communicate with the Content Delivery
System Manager (CDSM), configuring a standby CDSM,
navigating the CDSM, and a typical configuration
workflow.
Chapter 4, “Configuring Devices” Provides information on configuring the devices in the
VDS-IS.
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Document Conventions
Chapter 5, “Configuring Services” Provides information about configuring delivery
services.
Chapter 6, “Configuring the System” Provides information on system configuration for the
VDS-IS.
Chapter 7, “Configuring Licenses” Provides information on licenses for the VDS-IS.
Chapter 8, “Monitoring the Videoscape
Distribution Suite, Internet Streamer”
Provides information on monitoring the VDS-IS.
Chapter 9, “Maintaining the Videoscape
Distribution Suite, Internet Streamer”
Provides information on upgrading the VDS-IS software,
deleting devices from the system, performing disk
maintenance, and removing content from the system.
Appendix A, “Troubleshooting” Discusses troubleshooting Service Routers, and the
acquisition and distribution of content.
Appendix B “Creating Manifest Files. Provides information on creating and validating a
Manifest file.
Appendix C, “Creating Coverage Zone
Files,
Provides information on creating and validating a
Coverage Zone file.
Appendix D “Creating Geo/IP Files. Provides information on creating Authorization Service
files.
Appendix E “Creating Service Rule Files. Provides information on creating Service Rule XML
files.
Appendix F “ABR Session-Based
Encryption and Session Tracking.
Provides information on Session-Based Encryption and
Session Tracking.
Appendix G “Creating NAS Files. Provides information on creating NAS XML files.
Appendix I “URL Signing and Validation. Describes the URL signing script for URL signature
creation at the portal.
Appendix J, “CLI Commands” Provides information on configuring port channels, last
resort routing domains, and other CLI commands.
Appendix K “Verifying the Videoscape
Distribution Suite, Internet Streamer.
Describes procedures for verifying the VDS-IS using
different media players.
Appendix L, “Specifications and Part
Numbers”
Provides information about the software licenses for the
VDS-IS.
Chapter or Appendix Description
Convention Description
boldface font Commands and keywords are in boldface.
italic font Arguments for which you supply values are in italics.
Option > Option Used to define a series of menu options.
[ ] Elements in square brackets are optional.
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Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite, Internet Streamer 4.3.3 Software Configuration Guide
Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to materials not covered in the
manual.
Caution Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment
damage or loss of data.
Tip Means the following information might help you solve a problem.
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Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite, Internet Streamer 4.2.1 Software Configuration Guide
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Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite, Internet Streamer 4.2.1 Command Reference Guide
Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite, Internet Streamer 4.2.1 API Guide
Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite, Internet Streamer 4.2.1 Alarms and Error Messages Guide
Release Notes for Cisco Videoscape Distributions Suite, Internet Streamer 4.2.1.1
Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite, Internet Streamer 4.1 Software Installation Guide for
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Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite, Internet Streamer Virtualization Guide
{x | y | z} Alternative, mutually exclusive, keywords are grouped in braces and
separated by vertical bars.
[x | y | z] Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by
vertical bars.
string A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string
or the string will include the quotation marks.
screen font Terminal sessions and information the system displays are in screen font.
boldface screen font Information you must enter is in boldface screen font.
italic screen font Arguments for which you supply values are in italic screen font.
^ The symbol ^ represents the key labeled Control—for example, the key
combination ^D in a screen display means hold down the Control key while
you press the D key.
< > Nonprinting characters, such as passwords, are in angle brackets in contexts
where italics are not available.
!, # An exclamation point ( ! ) or a pound sign ( # ) at the beginning of a line of
code indicates a comment line.
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