Configuring and Managing Windows Media Services

Introduction

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

This two-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to configure and manage Windows Media Services.

Audience

At Course Completion

• Configure Live Streaming solutions.

• Configure On-Demand Streaming solutions.

• Configure service roles.

• Configure logging and plug-ins.

• Configure Advanced Streaming solutions 7.0.

• Configure WMS availability solutions.

Prerequisites

Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 experience:

• 1 Year of experience administering and supporting IIS

• 1 Year of experience administering and supporting Microsoft Windows Server 2003

Network + certification

Course Outline

This module explains how to configure Live Streaming solutions.

Lessons

• Overview of Windows Media Server

• Implementing Windows Media Server

• Implementing Live Content Streaming

Lab: Configuring Live Streaming Solutions

• Exercise 1: Configuring the Encoder Connection

• Exercise 2: Configuring the Broadcasting Points

• Exercise 3: Testing the Live Streaming Solution

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Identify considerations for using unicast versus multicast distribution methodologies.

• Describe the steps for configuring a publishing point for live streaming media that will distribute content to an Edge server using a unicast publishing point on an Origin server

• Describe the steps for connecting a WMS Origin server to a live encoder.

• Describe the steps for connecting a WMS Origin server publishing point to an Edge server publishing point using unicast.

• Describe the steps for configuring a publishing point for live streaming media that will distribute content to clients using multicast publishing points on an Edge server

Module 2: Configuring On-Demand Streaming Solutions

This module explains how to configure On-Demand Streaming solutions.

Lessons

• Configuring Data Sources for On Demand Streaming

• Implementing On Demand Streaming Solutions

• Implementing Distribution Servers

Lab: Configuring On-Demand Streaming Solutions

• Exercise 1: Preparing the Content for Publishing

• Exercise 2: configuring the On Demand Publishing Points

• Exercise 3: Configuring a Distribution Server

• Exercise 4: Testing the On Demand Media Streaming

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Configure an on demand publishing point that distributes both unicast and multicast traffic.

• Copy a media file to the on demand publishing point.

• Validate the client is able to connect to the on demand publishing point to view content.

Module 3: Configuring Service Roles

This module explains how to configure service roles.

Lessons

• Installing Service Roles

• Configuring Protocols and Limits

• Troubleshooting Connectivity

Lab: Configuring Service Roles

• Exercise 1: Modifying Service Roles

• Exercise 2: Configuring the Multicast and Advertisement Logging Agent

• Exercise 2: Configuring Protocols and Limits

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Configure multicast logging service roles to enable WMS logging.

• Configure WMS web administration service role to support protocols.

• Configure connection limits from the origin server to the edge server.

• Configure connection limits from the edge server to the client.

• Validate client to server connectivity for an on demand stream.

Module 4: Configuring Logging and Plug-Ins

This module explains how to configure logging and plug-ins.

Lessons

• Configuring Client Logging

• Configuring Event Notification

• Configuring Caching and Proxy

• Configuring Bandwidth Limits

Lab: Configuring WMS Logging

• Exercise 1: Configuring Logging and Bandwidth Limitations

• Exercise 2: Configuring On Demand Caching

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Enable WMS client logging and event notification to receive alerts for each publishing point.

• Configure event notification for the WMS Server

• Configure on demand publishing point bandwidth limitations.

• Configure on demand caching rules.

• Identify the benefits of using 3rd party custom plug-ins for WMS.

Module 5: Configuring Advanced Streaming Solutions

This module explains how to configure advanced streaming solutions.

Lessons

• Overview of Playlists

• Creating and Editing Playlists

• Configuring Advertising

Lab: Configuring Advanced Streaming Solutions

• Exercise 1: Configuring Advertisements

• Exercise 2: Configuring Playlists

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Configure publishing point properties to add advertisements.

• Create an advertisement playlist for use in a publishing point.

• Add Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) based playlists to a publishing point.

• Edit an existing playlist to add an advertisement.

• Edit an existing playlist to replace an advertisement.

Module 6: Configuring WMS Availability Solutions

This module explains how configure WMS availability solutions.

Lessons

• Overview of High Availability

• Server to Server Publishing Points

• Configuring Authentication

• Configuring Content Access

• Digital Rights Management

Lab: Configuring WMS Availability Solutions

• Exercise 1: Configuring WMS Security Settings

• Exercise 2: Designing a Migration Strategy

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Explain the performance impact when using on demand replication from an origin to an edge server versus from an edge to an edge server.

• Identify the steps for configuring on demand replication between servers.

• Explain why you would use rollover publishing points to improve service levels in the event of a server failure.

• Identify best practices for configuring server to server publishing points for on demand or live streaming.

• Identify troubleshooting considerations for resolving server to server connectivity.

• Configure authentication to the publishing point based on domain.

• Configure content restrictions based on domain.

• Configure content expiration based on content retention policy.