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Installing Flash Media Server > Installing Flash Media Server > Installing the server

Installing the server

Installing the server is easy. Be prepared to choose an administrator user name and password during the installation. You can use the management console to change the administrator user name and password later, if necessary.

NOTE

 

Software designed to make network connections mimic modems or DSL lines in order to save bandwidth, such as NetLimiter, can intercept system calls and break Flash Media Server socket actions. The error message "Failed to Attach Completion Port, the parameter is incorrect" appears. Before installing Flash Media Server, remove this type of software. Also, do not install this type of software after Flash Media Server is installed. You may use this type of software on the client, but do not use it on the same machine as the server.

To install Flash Media Server on Windows:

  1. Locate the installation file, FlashMediaServer2.exe.

    This file is on your installation CD, or you may have downloaded it.

  2. Double-click the installer icon.

    The installer launches.

  3. Follow the prompts in the installation wizard.
  4. Accept the License Agreement to continue the installation process.
  5. Enter a user name and password for the first valid server administrator. These values are written to the fms.ini file. (You can use the management console to add other administrators later.)
  6. Enter the server ports that Flash Media Server should use.
  7. Accept the default location for the Flash Media Server files, or enter a new location to which Flash Media Server should be installed.
  8. Accept the default location for the Flash Media Server program shortcuts, or enter a new location to which the shortcuts should be installed.
  9. Review your installation choices. Click Back to make any necessary changes.
  10. Click Install.
  11. The final installation step gives you the opportunity to view the Readme.htm file, start Flash Media Server, and select the option to start Flash Media Server manually when you reboot your computer. Select any options you'd like, and click Finish.

    The installation is complete. If you configured it to start automatically, the Flash Media Server service starts.

  12. To start the server manually, select Start > Programs > Macromedia > Flash Media Server 2 > Start Flash Media Server and Start Flash Media Admin Server.
  13. To open the Flash Media Server management console, select Start > Programs > Macromedia > Flash Media Server 2 > Management Console.

To install Flash Media Server on Linux systems:

  1. Log in as a root user (required to install Flash Media Server).
  2. Locate the installation file, FlashMediaServer2.tar.gz.

    This file is on your installation CD, or you may have downloaded it.

  3. Copy the file to a directory on your local disk.
  4. Open a shell window and switch to the directory with the installation file.
  5. Unzip the installation file:
    gunzip flashmediaserver2.tar.gz
  6. Untar the installation file:
    tar -xf flashmediaserver.tar

    A directory with the installation program is created.

  7. Switch to the following directory:
    cd flashmediaserver2
  8. Start the installation program with the following command:
    ./installFMS

    The installation program starts and displays a welcome message.

  9. Press Enter to start the installation.
  10. Follow the installation instructions on your screen.
  11. Review the summary of the installation options you have chosen, which are displayed in the installer.

    The installation is complete. If you configured it to start automatically, the Flash Media Server service starts.

  12. To start the server manually, type fmsmgr server start.
  13. To log on to the Admin Service and perform administrative functions, open the management console by opening the fms2_console.swf file.

    NOTE

     

    Some antivirus programs, such as Panda Antivirus, and programs that install their own wrappers for system-level socket calls, may cause Flash Media Server to fail. (Other antivirus programs, such as Norton AntiVirus™, are compatible with Flash Media Server.) If you are experiencing problems with Flash Media Server and have antivirus software installed, try removing the antivirus program.

Comments


ASandstrom said on Nov 11, 2005 at 10:24 AM :
It would be helpful to know whether spaces are valid characters in the user name.
I see dead people said on Jan 10, 2006 at 9:12 AM :
If you get the error "Asynchronous I/O operation failed (Failed to attach to completion port: The parameter is incorrect. 87)." Get ready to reformat your entire machine. This software is way to picky and I would suggest having a computer loading with nothing but Flash Media Server 2 until Adobe can get a list together of incompatiable software with this server. I've tried for months and I still can't figure out which software is causing this thing to stop working. Very very annoying.
Axx said on Jul 4, 2006 at 12:43 AM :
Yeah, installation is easy, but making it actually work on Linux Redhat 4 is not so easy. I found you have to copy some lib files from Firefox to the main lib. These kinds of things should be in the docs! To find which files you need, try ./server stop and read the error message. Find the file in the Firefox shared objects library (I forgot the exact filename) copy it and paste it into (I think it was) /usr/lib/ directory. (Somebody correct me if I got the wrong directory). Do it again until you get all the needed files in there. Also for some reason, choosing the "Run as daemon: Y?" option doesn't work. When I finally tried N, it worked fine!
No screen name said on Jul 30, 2006 at 11:36 PM :
Point 13. To log on to the Admin Service and perform administrative functions, open the management console by opening the fms2_console.swf file.

Where is the management console?
What is the address for that?
Presumably, run client side but how?

Not clear.
Thanks,
Julius
lgelfan said on Aug 8, 2006 at 11:53 PM :
Thanks to Axx for the advice, I couldn't figure out why the main server
wasn't binding to port 1935 while the admin service was fine. Using the ./
server stop action to get the .so files worked. Using up2date to install firefox
will get the files you need, but you'll need to move them to /usr/lib

My installation with EL4 does seem to work as a daemon.
Justin.Buser said on Dec 6, 2006 at 3:09 AM :
If you are getting this:
./fmsini: /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5: version `GLIBCPP_3.2.2' not found
(required by ./fmsini)
./fmsini: /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5: version `CXXABI_1.2' not found (required
by ./fmsini)
./fmsini: /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5: version `GLIBCPP_3.2' not found (required
by ./fmsini)

try this:

yum install compat-libstdc++-296.i386
yum install compat-libstdc++-33.i386
No screen name said on Feb 17, 2007 at 1:57 AM :
Can anyone help me fix this problems install on Fedora 5

[root@localhost FMS_2_0_3_r68_linux]# ./installFMS

ERROR: Your distribution, unknown, is not supported by this
Macromedia Flash Media Server installer.
-GYSMO- said on Feb 19, 2007 at 9:37 PM :
error wrong platform
am running on a linux fedora and doest seem to like it i did tried different type of linux software but seems it just doesnt like what am using each time

would have been nice trying it smiles

gysmo
No screen name said on Feb 20, 2007 at 4:39 AM :
Installing the update 2.04 on a Redhat Enterprise4 gives serveral errors.
First there's a problem with the downloaded tar.gz file:
invalid compressed data--format violated

When I work around this problem I can installate without problems, but when the server is starting the following errors appear:
Starting Macromedia Flash Media Server (please check /var/log/messages)

./server: line 153: 3736 Segmentation fault nohup ./$server -console $@ >/dev/null 2>&1
Admin server:fmsadmin command:start
Starting Macromedia Flash Media Admin Server (please check /var/log/messages)
./adminserver: line 114: 3750 Segmentation fault nohup ./$adminserver -console -conf ./conf/Server.xml >/dev/null 2>&1
The Macromedia Flash Media Server installation is complete.

Thanx for your reaction
Roger
mahesh purani said on Feb 28, 2007 at 8:00 AM :
Hi,

I am trying to develop simple video chat for website, so how do i go with FMS. Please explain me. my website is on windows server its supports SQL database and asp.net.

thanks in advance
Josware said on Apr 2, 2007 at 1:01 AM :
I see dead people said on Jan 10, 2006 at 9:12 AM :
"If you get the error "Asynchronous I/O operation failed (Failed to attach to completion port: The parameter is incorrect. 87)." Get ready to reformat your entire machine."

SOLUTION:
Not nescesarly, try using rtmpt instead of rtmp it worked for me :)

http://www.flashcomguru.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2658&PN=1

http://groups.google.es/group/macromedia.flash.flashcom/brow se_thread/thread/e690d9b73c2e33c5/cd85c6534062af68?lnk=st&q= +Asynchronous+I%2FO+operation+failed+(Failed+to+attach+to+co mpletion+port%3A+&rnum=5&hl=es#cd85c6534062af68

thx sataca
No screen name said on Jun 11, 2007 at 2:31 AM :
> Can anyone help me fix this problems install on Fedora 5
>
> [root@localhost FMS_2_0_3_r68_linux]# ./installFMS
>
> ERROR: Your distribution, unknown, is not supported by this
> Macromedia Flash Media Server installer.

./installFMS -platformWarnOnly
No screen name said on Jun 27, 2007 at 8:31 PM :
Hello, I would like to set FMS2. But for me it is not privelegiy root. Do I can to set him without root?
No screen name said on Jul 1, 2007 at 8:24 AM :
Ablout Install Macromedia Flash Media Server,It's by Fedora 7 :

[root@pcwolf fms]# ./installFMS

ERROR: Your distribution, unknown, is not supported by this
Macromedia Flash Media Server installer.
webprogrammer2 said on Jul 7, 2007 at 3:57 AM :
Hi,

I am trying to install fms on my GNU linux server. It fails with the message given below

./installFMS
./fmsini: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

ERROR: Your are running the Macromedia Flash Media Server installer
on the wrong platform.

==========
Earlier i have tried it on another server (Fedora Core 6) and got the same message.

Can anyone provide any solution and cause?
Dear FMS team, your reply will be great help.

Thanks
ramindeja said on Jul 25, 2007 at 3:32 PM :
How do you get to the fm2 console when you have installed the server on Linux?

Is there a URL I can use? If yes, how can I find the proper URL address (localhost/fms2_console.htm or my_domain/fms2_console.htm?

Thanks
Suzanne Smith said on Jul 25, 2007 at 4:06 PM :
In Linux, open the fmsconsole.html file in a web browser on a computer where Flash Player is installed.
ramindeja said on Jul 25, 2007 at 4:12 PM :
Hi Suzanne, my Linux server is hosted by Media Temple and not on a personal MAC or Linux box. That's why I'm lost. On top of it, most of the DOCs is for Windows users. I also bought the FMS 2 PDF from Oreilly... windows users!

Any suggestions?
Thanks.
Suzanne Smith said on Jul 25, 2007 at 5:08 PM :
A little more information:

First, I made a mistake with the file names. The correct console file names are fms2_console.htm and fms2_console.swf.

Second, you could try asking MediaTemple to host the fms2_console.htm and fms2_console.swf files on their web server. Then, you should be able to access and use the files. (I can zip the two files and send them directly to you if that would help. As an alternative, you could install Flash Media Server on your local machine and get the two files from there.)
ramindeja said on Jul 25, 2007 at 7:58 PM :
Thanks again. I noticed the error but I understood which files you were talking about.

The main trouble is that the DOCs are more targeted for Windows, therefore not too clear for Linux installation. As I was reading the manual, I logged as the root user on my Media Temple and installed FMS. That folder is not accessible via HTTP :) I'm quite sure that the manual was talking about the root user on your PC/MAC/Linux not on a dedictaed server like in my case.

Well, tomorrow I attemp to reinstall FMS under a folder accessible via HTTP (or my be I would just copy those two files).

Thanks for the follow up, I hope I can make it work soon.
ramindeja said on Jul 27, 2007 at 11:42 AM :
OK, I finally have the fmsmaster and fmsadmin running.

fmsadmin only required compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-47.3.i386.rpm, but to run the fmsmaster I had to install mozilla-nspr-1.7.6-1.2.5.i386.rpm.

Once I do my first application I'd find out how OK is my FMS :)

Cheers.
ramindeja said on Jul 30, 2007 at 1:05 PM :
Before populating this section, I wanted to share this installation problem hoping that somebody else had it and has a solution.

I had finally succeeded in installing the FMS 2 on a CentOS 4.4. Ever since, I've been trying to add an application in the admin console. The added application always disappears after a short while. I have also noticed this message being repeated for ever in the messages file:

Jul 30 13:03:34 popcodestudio Server[1691]: No primary license key found. Switching to Developer Edition.
Jul 30 13:03:34 popcodestudio Adaptor[1691]: Listener started ( _defaultRoot__edge1 ) : 19350
Jul 30 13:03:34 popcodestudio Adaptor[1691]: Failed to create thread (TCProtocolAdaptor::startListenerThread).
Jul 30 13:03:34 popcodestudio Adaptor[1691]: Failed to start listeners for adaptor _defaultRoot__edge1.
Jul 30 13:03:34 popcodestudio 257[1691]: Server aborted.

Any help is TREMENDOUSLY appreciated :)
Justin.Buser said on Nov 20, 2007 at 1:07 PM :
If you're having a problem installing this at all first check the output of fmsini -help. If you get errors about libstdc then install the two C++ compatibility standard libraries I mentioned above. After that if you are still getting errors about your platform install using installFMS -platformWarnOnly
mm_patrick said on Jan 7, 2008 at 12:37 AM :
re: "Flash Media Server error "Asynchronous I/O operation failed (Failed to attach to completion port: The parameter is incorrect. 87)"

follow the instructions in this tech note:
http://www.adobe.com/go/kb402920
hquangphan said on Oct 28, 2008 at 9:24 PM :
I installed FMS 3 in my Server. Not error. But when I tried access via browser, I have a problem:

<result>
<level>error</level>
<code>NetConnection.Connect.Rejected</code>
<description>Admin user requires valid username and password.</description>
<timestamp>Wed Oct 29 11:15:19 2008</timestamp>
</result>

Please help me resolve it.

Thanks!
tech_writer_00 said on Oct 29, 2008 at 10:23 AM :
It looks like you need to pass the administrator username and password that you created when you installed the server.
Please ask your question on the Flash Media Server forums -- http://www.adobe.com/support/forums/!

Thanks,
Jody

 

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