[mythtv-users] Recordings Paths

[Mike Carron]

On 2/19/2014 2:43 AM, Mike Perkins wrote:
> On 18/02/14 23:05, Mike Carron wrote:
>>
>> On 2/18/2014 12:05 PM, Thomas Mashos wrote:
>>> [snip]
>>> I've always seen issues with the recordings drive inside the home 
>>> directory.
>>> I've never bothered tracking it down, I just say don't do it.
>>> Also, setting the above ownership will only help if that is the user 
>>> that the
>>> backend is running as. Thanks, Thomas Mashos
>> ***
>> All of my storage directories except for db_backups are on the home 
>> directory.
>> What problems should I be looking for?
>>
>> mike
>>
> Like, perhaps, filling up your root disk?
>
> *All* recording directories should be on other volumes than your 
> system disk, for safety's sake - unless you're only running a small 
> test system, of course.
>
> For I/O efficiency, each directory declared as a storage directory 
> should be on it's own spindle and occupying the entire disk. That way 
> you won't get head thrashing during recording.
>
The home directory is already on a 4tb hardware RAID volume and it is 
the only directory on that volume. That doesn't deal with the head 
thrashing you mentioned but at least the root disk should be safe. I 
guess I could add an SSD to hold all of the storage directories except 
Recordings, which I want to keep on the large volume.

mike