Mediasite Deliver

Before you begin installing and configuring Mediasite Deliver software on the server that will stream live and on-demand content to your audience, make sure all systems meet the requirements listed below.

General requirements

If you take advantage of multiple streaming technologies on a single server, make sure your server meets the requirements for all of them.

Hardware	• CPU: Intel Xeon Quad Core 2GHz or better • RAM: 4GB or more • RAID storage configuration and redundant power supplies (recommended)
Operating systems	Microsoft Windows Server: 2016 and 2019 (Standard and Datacenter)
Storage	Media server storage requirements will vary for each organization. When calculating your storage requirements, you want to take in account many factors including the number of streams, streaming technology, resolution, bitrate, and quality. Contact your sales engineer for assistance with calculating storage requirements for your organization.
HTTP Live Streaming	• Microsoft Desktop Experience (feature installed using Windows Server Manager) • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8+ • Microsoft FTP Services or a third-party SFTP server (optional)
IP-Multicast (H.264; HLS-based)	• Java 7 or later • Mediasite Multicast bundle (additional license needed) For more information on IP-Multicast, contact your sales representative.

Windows Server roles and features

To deliver content using HTTP Live Streaming (HLS), your servers require the following Windows Server roles and features. You will install these roles and features on your server(s) using Windows Server Manager.

Roles

• File and Storage Services > Storage Services

• Web Server (IIS) > Web Server Role (IIS)

o All Common HTTP Features but WebDAV Publishing

o Health and Diagnostics > HTTP Logging

o Performance > Static Content Compression

o Security > Request Filtering

• Web Server (IIS) > Management Tools > IIS Management Console

• Web Server (IIS) > Application Development

o .NET Environment 3.5

o ASP.NET 4.7

o ISAPI Filters

o ISAPI Extensions

o .NET Extensibility 4.7

Role Service

Application Server > Web Server (IIS) Support

Features

• .NET 3.5 Features > NET Framework 3.5 (includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0)

• .NET Framework 4.8 Features on Server 2016 or 2019

o .NET Framework 4.8

o ASP.NET 4.7

o WCF Services

§ HTTP Activation

§ TCP Port Sharing

§ TCP Activation

• User Interfaces and Infrastructure

o Graphical Management Tools and Infrastructure

o Desktop Experience

o Server Graphical Shell

• Ink and Handwriting Services

• Media Foundation

• Windows PowerShell

o Windows PowerShell 3.0

o Windows PowerShell ISE

• WoW64 Support

• Windows Process Activation Service

o Configuration APIs

o .NET Environment 3.5

o Process Model