[mythtv-users] migrating a backend

[Brian Wood]

On Wednesday 11 March 2009 19:55:22 Nick Rout wrote:

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>
> That sounds pretty sound, but others will tell you if you have missed
> something major.
>
> My only tip is to unplug the 160GB drive during the install, just in
> CASE you or the installer accidentally format it.

I'd go even further than that. I'd keep both current drives. Get something 
small for the OS and put storage on the 250. After things prove out with the 
new system you can add the 160 easily (you may want to add even more), or 
even add the 40GB back.

This way you have a fallback, you can always just re-install the old system 
easily.

I realize I'm being pretty free-spending with your money, but a 20 or 40 GB 
drive can be had pretty cheap.

If a new drive's not practical for you, you could boot from a flash device, a 
network or even a USB flash drive, although this wouldn't do a lot for DB 
performance, so it's not a good permanent solution.

It all depends on how important your present content is to you. I'd personally 
just archive off anything really important to DVD (or tape, in my case), and 
go for it, knowing you might lose what's not backed up (a truism always 
anyway).

After all, it's only Television.

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