Media Server 26.1
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# Configure the Upstream Media Server

This section describes how to configure Media Server to send records to another Media Server for further processing.

To send records to another Media Server

1. Create a new configuration to send to Media Server with the `process` action, or open an existing configuration that you want to modify.

2. In the `[Session]` section, add a new task by setting the `EngineN` parameter. You can give the task any name, for example:

       [Session]
       ...
       Engine3=FurtherProcessing

3. Create a new configuration section by typing the task name inside square brackets. Then, set the following parameters:

   `Type` | The output engine to use. Set this parameter to `Post`.
   `Input` | A comma-separated list of the tracks that you want to send to the downstream Media Server. You can provide aliases to simplify the track names when you configure the downstream Media Server. To do this specify the track names as `Alias:TaskName.TrackName`, where: `Alias` is the track name to present to the downstream Media Server. `TaskName` is the name of the task that produced the track. `TrackName` is the name of the track. NOTE: You cannot send audio tracks to a downstream Media Server.
   `Host` | The host name or IP address of the Media Server to send records to.
   `Port` | The ACI port of the Media Server to send records to.
   `ConfigName` | The name of the configuration file that the downstream Media Server must use to continue processing the records (this file must be present in the folder specified by the `ConfigDirectory` configuration parameter on the downstream Media Server).

   For example:

       [FurtherProcessing]
       Type=Post
       Input=FaceDetect.ResultWithSource
       // or using alias "DetectedFaces" for "FaceDetect.ResultWithSource":
       // Input=DetectedFaces:FaceDetect.ResultWithSource
       Host=gpu-mediaserver
       Port=14000
       ConfigName=DownstreamFaceRec

4. Save and close the configuration file. OpenText recommends that you save your configuration files in the location specified by the `ConfigDirectory` parameter.

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Version 26.1 | Last updated January 2026

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Product: Knowledge Discovery Media Server 26.1

Topic Title: Configure the Upstream Media Server