Setting up a Linux server for exporting recordings
About this task
To enable the recording export function on an Remote Control Linux server, complete the following steps.
Procedure
- Download and run the Java Media Framework (JMF) Performance
Pack for Linux installer from the following site
http://java.sun.com/javase/technologies/desktop/media/jmf/2.1.1/download.html
-
Download and install MPlayer with support for the XviD codec.
Depending on the Linux® distribution,you are using, you might be able to install this by using the regular package repositories if you are using SuSe Linux®. If you are using RedHat Linux®, go to http://www.mplayerhq.hu .
- Edit the video.properties file to
ensure that the full path to the encode.sh file
is set up correctly. This file is in the WEB-INF/rc/encode.sh directory. You must expand the relative path to an absolute path where the application was deployed by WebSphere Application Server.
for example : /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer61/profiles/installedApplications /trc.ear/trc.war/WEB-INF/rc/encode.sh.
- Stop the BigFix® Remote Control
Server service
by using the following command
/etc/init.d/trcserver stop
- Copy the file jmf.jar from the JMF installation directory to the WEB-INF/lib directory within the BigFix® Remote Control Server installation directory
- Start the BigFix® Remote Control
Server service
by using the following command
/etc/init.d/trcserver start
Results
Note: It is important to note that the jmf.jar file must be copied again into
the WEB-INF/lib directory, whenever the BigFix® Remote Control
Server is updated
otherwise the exporting function is disabled.