[mythtv-users] Superserver

[Mark Hutchinson]

Good point yes.
What might some good options be for small frontend machines be that can be
turned off and on easily?
I plan to have the frontends all in the basement as I have 3 CAT 6 cables
run to each TV.  2 cat6 for HDMI and the 3rd for a remote or kb/mouse.
Does suspend work for this?  How would they be woken up?

Thanks for the thoughts.

On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 12:41 PM, Michael T. Dean
<mtdean at thirdcontact.com>wrote:

>  On 08/24/2010 02:34 PM, Mark Hutchinson wrote:
>
>> Time for a whole new setup.
>>
>> My goal is to reduce power consumption and # of computers.
>> I have one backend now and 4 frontends.
>>
>> I am thinking I would like to use one superserver ( 8 cpu, lots of disk,
>> and 8+gigs of RAM ), and try to reduce the # of computers.
>>
>> Uses also include a NoMachine server for Family use.
>>
>> I am thinking that I would like to use VMware or VirtualMachine but that
>> causes problems.
>> Does anyone have any ideas for how to combine some or all of this?
>>
>> A frontend dedicated just for a Nvidia 210 forf HDMI for each TV seems
>> wastefull.  The MythBackend could also be a frontend, but that is only one
>> gone.
>>
>> Any ideas from anyone or experiences on what might work?
>>
>
> Want to reduce power consumption?  Set up your systems so that all of them
> (potentially even including the backend server) shut down when not in use.
>  You'll likely use less power than you would with any superserver
> concept--and you won't have to work hard to get the power savings (as you
> would trying to run multiple X servers and distribute video appropriately if
> you really combining frontends would be worthwhile).
>
> Mike
>
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