Edit Media Server settings

Insight Control server provisioning Media Server setup utility download

A Media Server is required to run Insight Control server provisioning. The Insight Control server provisioning Media Server setup utility is provided by Hewlett Packard Enterprise to help you configure an existing Windows system as a host for your Media Server. The setup utility configures a Windows file share, copies OS distribution files to the correct location on the Media Server, and sets up HTTP file serving. Use the Media Server setup utility to set up your Media Server for the first time, or to update an existing Windows Media Server with newly available software.

To download the Media Server setup utility for use in setting up a new Media Server, select Download Insight Control server provisioning Media Server setup utility. The Media Server setup utility is also available in the downloaded product zip file and on the media. For details on Media Server setup utility requirements and use, see the Insight Control server provisioning Installation Guide. For more information on the Media Server and instructions to manually setup a Media Server without using the setup utility, see the Insight Control server provisioning Administrator Guide.

Edit Media Server settings screen details


	NOTE: Once you have set up the Media Server and configured the Media Server settings Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends you verify the Media Server setup and ensure that the Media Server is accessible from the deployment network and the target servers by running the ProLiant SW — Validate Media Server Settings Build Plan. This Build Plan can be run on either Windows or Linux target servers that are in maintenance or running a production OS. When you set up or update your Media Server, you can run the Build Plan once on a Windows target and once on a Linux target to verify your settings. Note that this Build Plan does not perform any booting operations on the target server. It must be run on a target that is already running either a production or service OS. For more information on the ProLiant SW — Validate Media Server Settings Build Plan, see Set Media Source step and Media Server troubleshooting.

Screen component Description

The file share name and the user name cannot contain the following reserved characters: < (less than) > (greater than) : (colon) " (double quote) / (forward slash) \ (backslash) | (vertical bar or pipe) ? (question mark) * (asterisk) [ (open square bracket) ] (close square bracket) ; (semicolon) = (equal sign) , (comma) + (plus) & (ampersand) ~ (tilde) (null) and no leading or trailing space. The password cannot be (null) or contain leading or trailing space or " (double quote).

File share host

Description:	IP address or host name of the Windows file share that is hosting the Media Server.
Data type:	Host names are composed of a series of labels concatenated with periods (<`label`>.<`label`>, etc.). Host names may contain alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), and periods (.). The host name has a maximum length of 255 characters. Each label within a host name must begin and end with an alphanumeric character and have a maximum length of 63 characters.
Default value:	`None`
Required:	Yes

File share name

Description:	Name of the Windows file share that is hosting the Media Server.
Data type:	A text string that identifies the Windows share and path portion of an SMB URI (/<`ShareName`>/<`DirectoryPath`>/). This must resolve to the Media Server contents. The string you enter must have a leading /. A trailing / is optional.
Default value:	`None`
Required:	Yes

File share user

Description:	Windows user name that has access to the file share. If your Media Server is part of a domain, this needs to be specified in domain\username format, where domain is the domain name of the user or the hostname of the Media Server if the user account is a local user.
Default value:	`None`
Required:	Yes

File share password

Description:	Password associated with the File share user.
Default value:	`None`
Required:	Yes

HTTP server host

Description:	IP address of the Windows system hosting the media server.
Default value:	`None`
Required:	Yes

HTTP server path

Description:	Virtual directory that points to the lower level folder where all the media are stored.
Default value:	`None`
Required:	Yes

Edit Media Server screen buttons

OK Saves the Media Server settings with the information as entered on the Edit Media Server screen.

Cancel

Exits the Edit Media Server screen without saving any edits.

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