[mythtv-users] Semi-OT: MythicalLibrarian, SMB and multiple storage groups

[Aaron]

On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Matt Emmott <memmott at gmail.com> wrote:
> This is a bit of a convoluted question that's not really specific to any one
> piece of MythTV or MythicalLibrarian, so I'm hoping somebody here can help.
>
> From reading the MythicalLibrarian wiki, the concept seems straightforward:
> ML uses a directory on the MythTV machine's filesystem that store symlinks
> to recordings, using a naming convention that is easily searchable via
> TheTVDB. So I would point, for example, my Boxee Box at that directory over
> SMB and the shows would magically show up.
>
> I currently have a master and slave backend. The master has 2 tuners via an
> HDHomeRun (which currently isn't hooked up). The slave has one tuner, an
> HD-PVR. Each backend has two local storage groups. If I were to implement
> ML, I assume I would put it on the master backend and share out that
> directory via SMB? Would ML traverse the two local storage directories? And
> how would it get the shows that are recorded on the slave backend?
>
> I plan on moving all my storage groups to one big NFS volume in the near
> future, which may make these issues moot. But I'd like to better understand
> how MythicalLibrarian and its symlinks work, and if it's easy enough to
> implement now or if I should wait. Thanks in advance.
>
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I would ask Outleradam in this thread
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=65644