Exporting and importing conferences
Exporting and importing conferences
Conferences can be copied from one Content Server to other Content Servers by site managers, one at a time. To do this, use the export/import functionality. Copying a conference involves:
1.Exporting the conference as a .tcb file.
2.Downloading this file to an external directory.
The outputs served by the default Media server configurations (Local IIS Web Server and Local Windows Media Streaming Server) and the conference information and permissions are copied and packaged in a signed proprietary format .tcb file.
3.Uploading the .tcb file to another Content Server.
Files under 2GB in size can be uploaded using the web interface. Larger files must be uploaded using Windows Remote Desktop Connection.
4.Importing the conference.
Uploaded .tcb files are listed on the Import conference page. Importing unpacks the .tcb file and displays the conference in Recorded conferences.
These steps are described in more detail below.
Notes:
•You must be logged in as a site manager to export conferences.
•Conferences with pending outputs cannot be exported.
•Distribution outputs (for example, for Podcast Producer), and files stored on external streaming servers, are not exported.
•Unicode characters in conference names are replaced with underscores when uploaded through the web interface. When a file with unicode characters in the conference name is placed directly in the Imports shortcut on the Content Server desktop using Remote Desktop, the Import Conference page will not display it.
•The maximum period of time allowed for a file to be uploaded through the web interface is fifteen minutes. If the upload process is incomplete after this time, for example due to poor network conditions, the upload fails.
•You cannot export or import when the Content Server is in Error mode. The Content Server mode is shown in the server overview.
•Exported conferences can be imported to a Content Server of the same or higher software version as the Content Server that the conference was exported from. To check the software version, go to Management Settings > Server overview. The export/import functionality is available from software release S3.3.
Exporting and downloading a conference
To export a conference
1.Log in as a site manager.
2.Go to View Conferences > Recorded conferences.
3.Click Edit > Edit conference for the conference you want to export.
4.In the Export conference section, click Export conference. (If the conference cannot be exported - due to it having pending outputs for example - then this section does not appear. Try again later.)
The conference is exported: how long this takes depends on the duration of the conference and the number of outputs. When complete, the page displays links that allow you to update the exported conference and download the .tcb file.
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