Mediasite Video Platform

The machines where you install the Mediasite Video Platform software must meet the following requirements.

General requirements

Operating systems

      Microsoft Windows Server: 2016 and 2019 (Standard and Datacenter)

Hardware

      CPU: Intel Xeon Quad Core 2GHz or better

      RAM: 4 GB or more

      Storage: Operating system plus .5MB storage per minute of content (presentation data and supporting content)

      RAID storage configuration and redundant power supplies (recommended)

Additional software

      Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS)

      Microsoft FTP Services or a third-party SFTP server*

      Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8+

      Microsoft URL Rewrite Module for IIS

      Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2 (recommended)

 

 Sonic Foundry does not provide third-party SFTP server or SSL software.

Windows Server roles and features

Enable the following server roles and features on your Windows Server (2016 or 2019) before installing Mediasite Video Platform software.

Server 2016

Windows Server Roles

      Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS)

      File and Storage Services > Storage Services

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

All Common HTTP Features but WebDAV Publishing

Health and Diagnostics > HTTP Logging

Performance > Static Content Compression

Security > Request Filtering and Windows Authentication

Management Tools > IIS Management Console

Application Development > NET Environment 3.5, ASP.NET 4.5, ISAPI Filters, ISAPI Extensions, .NET Extensibility 4.5, and Web Socket Protocol

Windows Role Service

Application Server > Web Server (IIS) Support

Windows Server Features

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

      .NET Framework 4.8+ Features

.NET Framework 4.8+

ASP.NET 4.5

WCF Services

§ HTTP Activation

§ TCP Port Sharing

§ TCP Activation

      User Interfaces and Infrastructure

Graphical Management Tools and Infrastructure

Desktop Experience

Server Graphical Shell

      Ink and Handwriting Services

      Media Foundation

      Windows PowerShell

Windows PowerShell 3.0

Windows PowerShell ISE

      WoW64 Support

      Windows Process Activation Service

Configuration APIs

.NET Environment 3.5

Process Model

      Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2 (recommended)

 

Server 2019 and Server 2022

Windows Server Roles

      Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS)

      File and Storage Services > Storage Services

      Web Server (IIS) > Web Server Role

All Common HTTP Features except WebDAV Publishing

Health and Diagnostics > HTTP Logging

Performance > Static Content Compression

Security > Request Filtering, Basic Authentication, and Windows Authentication

Application Development >.NET Extensibility 4.7, ASP. NET 4.7, ISAPI Extensions, ISAPI Filters, and Web Socket Protocol

Management Tools > IIS Management Console

Windows Role Service

Application Server > Web Server (IIS) Support

Windows Server Features

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

      .NET Framework 4.8+ Features

.NET Framework 4.8+

ASP.NET 4.5

WCF Services

§ HTTP Activation

§ TCP Port Sharing

§ TCP Activation

      User Interfaces and Infrastructure

Graphical Management Tools and Infrastructure

Desktop Experience

Server Graphical Shell

      Ink and Handwriting Services

      Media Foundation

      Windows PowerShell

Windows PowerShell 3.0

Windows PowerShell ISE

      WoW64 Support

      Windows Process Activation Service

Configuration APIs

.NET Environment 3.5

Process Model

      Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2

 

Mediasite Video Platform considerations

When choosing machines for your Mediasite Video Platform, there are additional requirements and/or limitations that you must consider:

      Mediasite Video Platform and all products that are dependent on it require a 64-bit operating system.

      If your videos are available in multiple formats, you must re-evaluate your storage requirements since they will be greater.