[mythtv] Alternative to LVM/Raid for multiple disks?

[Chris Pinkham]

> Thomas M. Pluth wrote:
> 
> >I like this idea. I keep a certain amount of disk storage in my backend
> >(around 600GB), but I have space on my frontends, too.  Adding more space to
> >my backend isn't feasible, since I'm out of IDE and SATA connectors and PCI
> >slots, whereas I have free connectors and slots in the other machines.  I
> >don't like to leave more than my backend up and running when I'm away, or at
> >night, but those resources would be available when I'm home and watching TV.
> >Also, being able to add another mount point to use for videos or recording
> >is a great idea, since changing the size of an existing volume would mean
> >saving the data, reformatting, etc. (unless using XFS)
> >  
> >
> Can't you guys just mount them with NFS/Samba using a single physical 
> directory like /var/videos and then each remote folder as a subdirectory 
> of that?  The system will pick those up just fine...
> 
> Kevin

The system will (and MythVideo will also), but MythTV isn't designed to
handle more than one directory for recordings and giving it that ability
would mean changes in quite a few other places compared to a simple (probably
less than 30-lines) script that I mentioned.

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Chris