[mythtv-users] Central Storage

[John Drescher]

>> I have a master backend  and a secondary backend. I can shut down the
>> secondary any time I want (as long as it is not recording) and then
>> bring it back up and myth will use it again. It will even
>> automatically move scheduled recordings over to the master backend if
>> they are the same type. The only problem is if the master gets
>> rebooted the secondary does not try to reconnect so the master thinks
>> it is unavailable.
>>
>
> There are routines in mythtv to shutdown the backends when nothing is
> recording, or bring it back up when something needs to be recorded or
> watched.  However, one backend will not start another if it needs more
> tuners, nor will a frontend start up a secondary backend to get access to
> files.
>
That is more than I was thinking. Thanks I will remember this when I
add frontend only boxes..

John