Configuration planning for video stream
There are two parts to the Video Stream installation process. The first part is part of the regular Social Sites installation where Video Stream module is selected.
The second part of the installation installs the actual encoding and streaming servers and is described below in the Video Stream Additional Components Installation section.
This section explains the different components of Video Stream and the various parameters to be configured.
Video Stream consists of 3 major parts:
- Server(s) running SharePoint and Social Sites with the Video Stream module installed
- Video Encoding Service (outside of SharePoint)
- Streaming Service (outside of SharePoint)
Each of these components can be installed all on one server or each component can be deployed on separate servers.
For more sizing guidance for more demanding environments, see Performance Testing and Sizing of Video Stream.
For further details, see Instructions regarding Video Stream and Enrich Upgrades.
Video Stream module parameters
This section describes those configuration parameters shared by the Social Sites installer and the Video Stream Additional Components installer.
| Component | Parameter | Allowed Values | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Video Stream SharePoint Module |
Database Server |
Server hostname |
Name of the server that will host the Video Stream database. |
|
Video Stream SharePoint Module |
Database Name |
Database name |
Name of the Video Stream database. |
|
Video Encoding Service |
Folders for videos waiting to be encoded (aka Video Encoding Service input directory)
|
A local or UNC (windows file share) style path |
Folder where the SharePoint Video Stream job will copy videos waiting to be encoded. The Video Encoding Service retrieves videos waiting to be encoded from this folder. |
|
Video Encoding Service |
Folders for videos that were encoded (aka Video Encoding Service output directory)
|
A local or UNC (windows file share) style path |
Folder where the Video Encoding service will encode videos to. The SharePoint Video Stream job copies videos to the Streaming Server from this folder. |
|
Streaming Service |
Streaming server folder to store videos (aka Streaming Directory)
|
A local or UNC (windows file share) style path |
Folder where the SharePoint Video Stream job will copy encoded videos. Must be the root directory or a sub directory of the Streaming Service directory. For planning purposes note that this folder will store video smooth stream content for the entire farm. |
|
Streaming Service |
Streaming Server Address |
A URL |
The address of the website created for the streaming service. This address must be either a different hostname or a different port number from SharePoint. |
|
Video Stream SharePoint Module |
Upload Folder |
A local or UNC (windows file share) style path |
Directory used by the Video Stream Large File Uploader to store file fragments during the uploading process. |