[mythtv-users] Multiple Frontends / Backends

[Darryl Okahata]

Bruce Markey <bjm at lvcm.com> wrote:

> Yet another question but you left out a clause. The answer to
> the completed question will be "yes", the master can stream a
> file that it finds in "RecordFilePrefix".

     But, as you wrote later, doesn't "Master Backend Override" need to
be enabled for this to work?

> Robert added this feature called "Master Backend Override" to
> optimize some things a bit when using NFS. From the help text:
> 
>   "If enabled, the master backend will stream and delete files
>    if it finds them in the video directory. Useful if you are using
>    a central storage location, like a NFS share, and your slave
>    backend isn't running."
> 
> This does not need to know if the salve is running, if the slave
> host currently has the dir mounted, or even if the slave machine
> is booted up. It just looks for files in "RecordFilePrefix". This
> also does not modify the hostnames in the database.

     Yes, I saw this option, but its purpose wasn't immediately obvious
to the uninitiated unwashed (like myself ;-).  Unfortunately, I can't
think of a better phrasing that would fit in the help text space.

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	Darryl Okahata
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