Create a named virtual player in Media Flow Controller with policies for delivery; the virtual player can then be used in a namespace, see
namespace for details. The different virtual player types correspond to those types of videos; for example, if you intend to deliver YouTube® videos, create a
type youtube virtual player for the corresponding namespace.
When you create a virtual player of any type with virtual-player <name> type <type>, you enter virtual-player configuration mode. This makes configuration easier if you have a set of command values to enter with copy-and-paste. To leave the
virtual-player prefix mode, use
exit. Use
no to negate or disable settings.
Note! There is an implicit virtual player that is set with the
network connection commands. If no virtual player is assigned to a namespace, that namespace uses the network connection values. If a defined virtual player is assigned to a namespace, the virtual player values override the network connection values. See
network for details.
Currently Media Flow Controller supports 6 types of virtual players:
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virtual-player type generic—for caching most Web video content. Delivery options include assured-flow, connection max-bandwidth, fast-start, full-download, hash verification, and seek.
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Note! In Release 2.0.2, the show options command
? (question mark), displays all virtual player options no matter what
virtual player type you are configuring; however, if you try to set an option that does not apply to that player type, an error displays.
Important! The virtual player
query-string-parm values you configure in your Media Flow Controller origin must match the corresponding
query-string-parm values configured in your Media Flow Controller edge.