Configuring
and Managing Windows Media Services
Course 6429A: Two days; Instructor-Led Preliminary Course Syllabus
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.
This course is intended
for existing Windows Media Services (WMS) Streaming Media Services Technology
Specialists and other Technology Specialists interested in expanding their job
skills to include WMS.
After completing this
course, students will be able to:
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Configure Live Streaming
solutions. |
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Configure On-Demand
Streaming solutions. |
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Configure service roles. |
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Configure logging and
plug-ins. |
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Configure Advanced
Streaming solutions 7.0. |
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Configure WMS
availability solutions. |
Before attending this
course, students must have:
Internet Information
Services (IIS) 6.0 experience:
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1 Year of experience
administering and supporting IIS |
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1 Year of experience
administering and supporting Microsoft Windows Server 2003 |
Network + certification
Course Outline
Module 1: Configuring Live
Streaming Solutions
This module explains how
to configure Live Streaming solutions.
Lessons
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Overview of Windows
Media Server |
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Implementing Windows
Media Server |
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Implementing Live
Content Streaming |
Lab: Configuring Live
Streaming Solutions
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Exercise 1: Configuring
the Encoder Connection |
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Exercise 2: Configuring
the Broadcasting Points |
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Exercise 3: Testing the
Live Streaming Solution |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Identify considerations
for using unicast versus multicast distribution methodologies. |
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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 |
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Describe the steps for
connecting a WMS Origin server to a live encoder. |
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Describe the steps for
connecting a WMS Origin server publishing point to an Edge server publishing
point using unicast. |
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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
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Configuring Data Sources
for On Demand Streaming |
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Implementing On Demand
Streaming Solutions |
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Implementing
Distribution Servers |
Lab: Configuring On-Demand
Streaming Solutions
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Exercise 1: Preparing
the Content for Publishing |
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Exercise 2: configuring
the On Demand Publishing Points |
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Exercise 3: Configuring
a Distribution Server |
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Exercise 4: Testing the
On Demand Media Streaming |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Configure an on demand
publishing point that distributes both unicast and multicast traffic. |
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Copy a media file to the
on demand publishing point. |
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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
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Installing Service Roles |
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Configuring Protocols
and Limits |
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Troubleshooting
Connectivity |
Lab: Configuring Service
Roles
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Exercise 1: Modifying
Service Roles |
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Exercise 2: Configuring
the Multicast and Advertisement Logging Agent |
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Exercise 2: Configuring
Protocols and Limits |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Configure multicast
logging service roles to enable WMS logging. |
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Configure WMS web
administration service role to support protocols. |
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Configure connection
limits from the origin server to the edge server. |
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Configure connection
limits from the edge server to the client. |
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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
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Configuring Client
Logging |
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Configuring Event
Notification |
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Configuring Caching and
Proxy |
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Configuring Bandwidth
Limits |
Lab: Configuring WMS
Logging
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Exercise 1: Configuring
Logging and Bandwidth Limitations |
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Exercise 2: Configuring
On Demand Caching |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Enable WMS client
logging and event notification to receive alerts for each publishing point. |
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Configure event
notification for the WMS Server |
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Configure on demand
publishing point bandwidth limitations. |
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Configure on demand
caching rules. |
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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
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Overview of Playlists |
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Creating and Editing
Playlists |
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Configuring Advertising |
Lab: Configuring Advanced
Streaming Solutions
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Exercise 1: Configuring
Advertisements |
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Exercise 2: Configuring
Playlists |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Configure publishing
point properties to add advertisements. |
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Create an advertisement
playlist for use in a publishing point. |
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Add Synchronized
Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) based playlists to a publishing point. |
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Edit an existing
playlist to add an advertisement. |
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Edit an existing
playlist to replace an advertisement. |
Module
6: Configuring WMS Availability Solutions
This module explains how
configure WMS availability solutions.
Lessons
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Overview of High
Availability |
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Server to Server
Publishing Points |
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Configuring
Authentication |
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Configuring Content
Access |
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Digital Rights
Management |
Lab: Configuring WMS
Availability Solutions
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Exercise 1: Configuring
WMS Security Settings |
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Exercise 2: Designing a
Migration Strategy |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Explain the performance
impact when using on demand replication from an origin to an edge server
versus from an edge to an edge server. |
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Identify the steps for
configuring on demand replication between servers. |
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Explain why you would
use rollover publishing points to improve service levels in the event of a
server failure. |
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Identify best practices
for configuring server to server publishing points for on demand or live
streaming. |
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Identify troubleshooting
considerations for resolving server to server connectivity. |
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Configure authentication
to the publishing point based on domain. |
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Configure content
restrictions based on domain. |
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Configure content
expiration based on content retention policy. |
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