Connecting Mezzmo "desktop" to Mezzmo Media Server installed on 2 different machines

[IronAddict]

Good Morning,

I'm not sure if this has been covered. I am running a dedicated machine (Windows 7 Ultimate) for mezzmo media server -- call it machine #1. I generally use a laptop, also running Windows Ultimate 7 to do most 'computer' work call it machine #2, the question is : Is it possible to simply run Mezzmo -- the desktop app -- from my laptop, Machine #2, to connect to the media server machine, i.e. machine #1 -- or must/can mezzmo desktop only run on the same machine as mezzmo media server --- I tried several "tricks" such as naming the target server with the IP of the media server -- no go ... I tried appending the IP to the port number of the server -- no go (doesn't allow the period). Any ideas ? suggestions ? or just live with doing the remote desktop connection into the media server i.e. machine #1 ?


Thanks in advance for all your help ...

namaste

marc

[Coises]

The key information is here:

http://forum.conceiva.com/showthread...1767#post11767

I’ve been doing that without problems.

First, install Mezzmo on both machines. On the server machine, if you want to move the Mezzmo database:
http://forum.conceiva.com/showthread...4264#post14264
do that next. Set up a network share to the database folder. On the non-server machine, set the Mezzmo server not to start and make the changes indicated in the first post cited above so that the desktop application will access the Mezzmo database on the server.

You will need to refer to all media folders and files using network paths that resolve identically from both machines; neither the desktop application nor the server will resolve names as if it were on the other machine. So media files on the server machine still have to be in folders that are on a network share, because that’s the only way you’ll be able get to them from the application running on the other machine.

Note that you won’t be able to start and stop the Mezzmo server from the application on the other machine. In any case, if you haven’t already, it’s probably worth setting up the server for remote desktop so you can log into it when you need to control things directly.

[IronAddict]

Coises,

Excellent thanks very much .. those were exactly the details i was trying to figure out ... i appreciate your time to reply ...

Have a great evening.

namaste

marc

[smitbret]

So, I've got it set up to be administered remotely, but the strange thing is that when I pull up Mezzmo from the remote PC, my library folder(s) in the Mezzmo interface are completely empty. The playlists load properly, but the folders themselves appear to have nothing in them. Logging in from the same, remote location via Remote Desktop works fine. All info is on the WHS machine with the folders showing all of the info.

I'm also unable to do anything with <Maintain Library>. I can access the menus but it just goes to a status of Finalizing Maintenance and doesn't actually tidy anything up.

[Coises]

Did you specify the folders as network paths (e.g., "\\WHSMachineName\MediaFolders\Folder1") or as local paths (e.g., "D:\MediaFolders\Folder1")?

Local paths will not work; each installation of Mezzmo resolves paths according to the machine it is running on, not based on where the server is running or where the database is located.

Even if you add folders using remote desktop to access Mezzmo on the WHS machine, you must use network paths; if you use local paths, what you described will happen: the WHS copy of Mezzmo will see them, but a copy running on a different machine will not.

[smitbret]

Did you specify the folders as network paths (e.g., "\\WHSMachineName\MediaFolders\Folder1") or as local paths (e.g., "D:\MediaFolders\Folder1")?

Local paths will not work; each installation of Mezzmo resolves paths according to the machine it is running on, not based on where the server is running or where the database is located.

Even if you add folders using remote desktop to access Mezzmo on the WHS machine, you must use network paths; if you use local paths, what you described will happen: the WHS copy of Mezzmo will see them, but a copy running on a different machine will not.

I changed the "MezzmoMediaServer.ini" file on the local Win 7 PC to look at <\\HOMESERVER\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Co nceiva\Mezzmo\mezzmo.db>, the network path to the database on the WHS machine.

It sees the library because the custom playlists are all there along with any metadata when I pull up Mezzmo on the local PC. It's just the folders and library maintenance that come up with nothing.

[smitbret]

Did you specify the folders as network paths (e.g., "\\WHSMachineName\MediaFolders\Folder1") or as local paths (e.g., "D:\MediaFolders\Folder1")?

Local paths will not work; each installation of Mezzmo resolves paths according to the machine it is running on, not based on where the server is running or where the database is located.

Even if you add folders using remote desktop to access Mezzmo on the WHS machine, you must use network paths; if you use local paths, what you described will happen: the WHS copy of Mezzmo will see them, but a copy running on a different machine will not.

I changed the "MezzmoMediaServer.ini" file on the computer to look at \\HOMESERVER\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Con ceiva\Mezzmo\mezzmo.db, the network path to the database on the WHS machine.

It sees the library because the custom playlists are all there along with any metadata when I pull up Mezzmo on the local Win 7 PC. It's just the folders and library maintenance that come up with nothing.