Wowza Load Balancer AddOn 4.0

Wowza Load Balancer needs min 2 instances of WowzaStreamingEngine. This Document is for configuration of load balancer and test weather load is balanced or not .

Configuring the Load Balancer(SERVER)

1. Install Wowza Streaming Engine-4.2.0 on Minimum 2 or More Machine.
2. Download LoadBalancer_4.0 from this link :- http://www.wowza.com/forums/content.php?108#loadbalancing4
3. Unzip the downloaded file go to lib folder and copy the wms-plugin-loadbalancer.jar file and paste into [install-dir]/WowzaStreamingEngine-4.2.0/lib (in ubuntu).
4. Open the [install-dir]/conf/Server.xml (usr/local/Wowza Streaming Engine-4.2.0/conf/Server.xml) file in a text editor and add the following server listener to the <ServerListeners> section in the file:- <ServerListener><BaseClass>com.wowza.wms.plugin.loadbalancer.general.LoadBalancerServer</BaseClass></ServerListener>
5. Then add some properties in same server.xml  add the following properties to the <Properties>  section at the bottom of the file:-

• <!-- Properties defined here will be added to the IServer.getProperties() collection -->
• <Property>
• <Name>loadbalanceType</Name>
• <Value>Server,Client</Value>
• <Type>String</Type>
• </Property>
• <Property>
• <Name>loadbalanceKey</Name>
• <Value>123456789012345</Value>
• <Type>String</Type>
• </Property>
• <Property>
• <Name>loadbalanceServerIP</Name>
• <Value>[Load Balancer IP address]</Value>
• <Type>String</Type>
• </Property>
• <Property>
• <Name>loadbalanceServerPort</Name>
• <Value>1935</Value>
• <Type>String</Type>
• </Property>
• <Property>
• <Name>loadbalanceDecisionOrder</Name>
• <Value>Connection</Value>
• <!-- you can also handle load on bases of Bandwidth as well as connection <Value>Bandwidth, Connection</Value> -->
• <Type>String</Type>
• </Property>
• <Property>
• <Name>loadbalanceIgnoreClients</Name>
• <Value>FMLE</Value>
• <Type>String</Type>
• </Property>
• <Property>
• <Name>loadbalanceBandwidthEnable</Name>
• <Value>Off</Value>
• <Type>String</Type>
• </Property>
• <Property>
• <Name>loadbalanceBandwidthLimit</Name>
• <Value>5000</Value>
• <Type>String</Type>
• </Property>
• <Property>
• <Name>loadbalanceConnectionEnable</Name>
• <Value>On</Value>
• <Type>String</Type>
• </Property>
• <Property>
• <Name>loadbalanceConnectionLimit</Name>
• <Value>2</Value>
• <Type>String</Type>
• </Property>

6. Open the [install-dir]/conf/VHost.xml  (usr/local/WowzaStreamingEngine-4.2.0/conf/VHost.xml) file in a text editor and add the following HTTP  Providers to the <HTTPProviders> section for the Default Streaming host port (Be sure that they're the first entries in the <HTTPProviders> section. :- 

• <HTTPProvider>
• <BaseClass>com.wowza.wms.plugin.loadbalancer.http.LoadBalancerPublicInterface      </BaseClass>
• <RequestFilters>redirect*</RequestFilters>
• <AuthenticationMethod>none</AuthenticationMethod>
• </HTTPProvider>
• <HTTPProvider>
• <BaseClass>com.wowza.wms.plugin.loadbalancer.http.LoadBalancerInterface
• </BaseClass>
• <RequestFilters>*loadbalancerInterface</RequestFilters>
• <AuthenticationMethod>none</AuthenticationMethod>
• </HTTPProvider>
• <HTTPProvider>
• <BaseClass>com.wowza.wms.plugin.loadbalancer.http.LoadBalancerInformation
• </BaseClass></HTTPProvider>
• <RequestFilters>*loadbalancerInfo</RequestFilters>
• <AuthenticationMethod>admin-digest</AuthenticationMethod>
• </HTTPProvider>

7. Add new Application with name redirect (VOD type or LIVE type).
8. Open the [install-dir]/conf/redirect/Application.xml        (usr/local/WowzaStreamingEngine-4.2.0/redirect/Application.xml) and add this module:-

• <Module>
• <Name>Redirect</Name>
• <Description>Redirect</Description>
• <Class>com.wowza.wms.plugin.loadbalancer.redirect.ClientConnections</Class>
• </Module>

9. NOTE:- This is for RTMP and RTSP. Be sure to add it "after" the last <Module> that's included in the <Modules> section in Application.xml.
10. Restart the Wowza Streaming Engine.

Configuring the Loadbalancing Servers(EDGE)

1. Copy the wms-plugin-loadbalancer.jar file and paste into [install-dir]/WowzaStreamingEngine-4.2.0/lib (in ubuntu).
2. Open the [install-dir]/conf/Server.xml (usr/local/WowzaStreamingEngine-4.2.0/conf/Server.xml) file in a text editor and add the following server listener to the <ServerListeners> section in the file:-                                                                                                                                                                                                 <ServerListener>  <BaseClass>com.wowza.wms.plugin.loadbalancer.general.LoadBalancerServer</BaseClass> </ServerListener>
3. Then add some properties in same server.xml  add the following properties to the <Properties> section at the bottom of the file:-                                         <!--Properties defined here will be added to the IServer.getProperties() collection-->

• <Property>
• <Name>loadbalanceType</Name>
• <Value>Client</Value>
• <Type>String</Type>
• </Property>
• <Property>
• <Name>loadbalanceKey</Name>
• <Value>123456789012345</Value>
• <Type>String</Type>
• </Property>
• <Property>
• <Name>loadbalanceServerIP</Name>
• <Value>[Load Balancer IP Address ]</Value>
• <Type>String</Type>
• </Property>
• <Property>
• <Name>loadbalanceServerPort</Name>
• <Value>1935</Value>
• <Type>String</Type>
• </Property>
• <Property>
• <Name>loadbalanceConnectionEnable</Name>
• <Value>On</Value>
• <Type>String</Type>
• </Property>??
• <Property>
• <Name>loadbalanceConnectionLimit</Name>
• <Value>2</Value>
• <Type>String</Type>
• </Property>

4. Restart the Wowza Streaming Engine.

Test Load Balancer configuration???

• Now check weather Load Balancer Configure Correct or not for that just hit    

• http://[Load Balancer IP Address]:1935/loadbalancerInfo this url  (in Browser) after that you show like that :                                (NOTE:- For more Configuration Wowza Dynamic Load Balancing AddOn User's Guide (WowzaDynamicLoadBalancingAddOn_UsersGuide.pdf) which was present in for download)