ApsaraVideo Live:Live monitoring

Console procedure

1. Log on to the ApsaraVideo Live console.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Scenario-based Services - Live Monitoring.

3. On the Live Monitoring page, select a region and click Add Session.

   Parameter	Description
   Output Configurations
   Session Name	Enter a session name.
   Output Resolution	Select an output resolution from the drop-down list. Multiple resolutions for landscape and portrait orientations are supported.
   Live Center	Select the live center in the region that you selected.
   Source Domain Name	Select a domain name from the drop-down list. The domain name is used to play the monitored streams. If no domain names are available, click Add below the drop-down list to add a domain name. For more information, see Add an accelerated domain name.
   Stream Configurations
   Stream for Monitoring	You can add streams manually, select streams under a domain, or batch upload streams. You can add up to 12 streams. Click Add Manually. Enter a stream name in the Stream Name field and a URL in the Stream URL field. You can sort and delete the streams that you add. Click Select from ApsaraVideo Live Console. Select a domain name from the Domain Name drop-down list and then select the live streams that you want to monitor. Click Batch Upload to upload multiple streams at the same time.
   Notification Configurations
   Notification Method	Monitoring Callbacks: Enter a callback URL in the HTTP or HTTPS format. DingTalk Alerts: Enter the URL of a DingTalk chatbot in the HTTP or HTTPS format. You must specify a DingTalk chatbot that you configured to send you live monitoring alerts. For more information, see Configure a custom chatbot. Important Specify "Alert" as the custom keyword of the DingTalk chatbot. Otherwise, you cannot receive messages from the chatbot.
   Advanced Settings	Video Frame Rate Alert Threshold: An alert is triggered when the video frame rate of the monitored stream falls below the product of the threshold and the original frame rate. This parameter is a scale factor. Valid values: (0.0,1.0]. Audio/Video Bitrate Alert Threshold: An alert is triggered when the audio/video bitrate of the monitored stream is greater than the product of the threshold and the original bitrate. This parameter is a scale factor. Valid values: (0.0,100]. Interruption Duration Alert Threshold: An alert is triggered when the monitored stream is interrupted for a period of time that is longer than the threshold. Valid values: integers within the range of (0,65535].

4. Click OK. The Monitoring Session page appears.

5. Start monitoring.

   On the Monitoring Session page, find the session that you added and click Start Monitoring in the Actions column. After monitoring starts, you can click Preview to go to the monitoring page.

   Important

   After you close the monitoring page, the Monitoring Status column still displays Monitoring and billing continues. To stop monitoring and avoid unnecessary fees, click Stop Monitoring in the Actions column.

   

6. Explore the monitoring preview area.

   

   No.	Description
   ①	The timestamp of the live stream. The timestamp is displayed in the upper-left corner of each split screen.
   ②	The audio volumes, including the volume for the left sound channel and the volume for the right sound channel. The volumes are adjusted by using peak normalization. The volumes are displayed in the lower-left corner of each split screen.
   ③	The real-time frame rate and bitrate that are displayed in the upper-right corner of each split screen.
   ④	The alert information that is displayed in the lower-right corner of each split screen. Supported alert types: vfps: an alert that indicates video frame rate exception. afps: an alert that indicates audio frame rate exception. br: an alert that indicates bitrate exception. eof: an alert that indicates traffic interruption. a-v: an alert that indicates audio and video out of sync. wc: the total number of alerts.
   ⑤	The audio quality that is displayed in the lower-left corner of each split screen. Supported values for audio quality: poor: poor audio quality. normal: normal audio quality. good: good audio quality.