Configure HPE Media Server

To configure HPE Media Server to use an external database

  1. Stop HPE Media Server, if it is running.
  2. Open the HPE Media Server configuration file (mediaserver.cfg) with a text editor.
  3. Find the [Database] section of the configuration file. Create this section if it does not exist.

  4. Set the following parameters:

    DatabaseType

    The type of database to use, either mysql or postgres.

    ODBCConnectionString

    The ODBC Connection string to use to connect to the database. For example:

    DSN=MyDatabase;

    Driver = {PostgreSQL UNICODE}; Server = IPAddress; Port = port; Database = myDatabase; Uid = myUsername; Pwd = myPassword;

    Driver = {MySQL ODBC 5.x UNICODE Driver}; Server = IPAddress; Database = myDatabase; User = myUsername; Password = myPassword; Option = 3;

    For example:

    [Database]
    DatabaseType=postgres
    ODBCConnectionString=DSN=MyDatabase;
  5. If you are running HPE Media Server on Linux, set the following parameter:

    ODBCDriverManager The unixODBC Driver Manager shared object file.

    For example:

    ODBCDriverManager=libodbc.so
  6. Save and close the configuration file.
  7. Start HPE Media Server.

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