[mythtv-users] Hard drive selection when Mythtv is in a VM

[Phill Edwards]

>
> I know some of you have Mythtv backends running in a VM. What is the best
> way to configure the hard drive you use for recorded TV?  I did a test
> build using VirtualBox 5.2.4 under Windows 10 and installed Xubuntu 16.04;
> just used a partition on the VDI created for the VM for recordings.  That
> works in limited testing.  I think I could install a dedicated drive and
> configure it just for the VM to use for recordings, but not sure that’s any
> better, but it would be dedicated and not a dynamically created virtual
> drive.  Looking for what has been thoroughly tested.
>
> I’ve also toyed with using the VirtualBox under NAS4Free.  I can just use
> a directory on the NAS directly.  That VM has been very unstable  so far
> unrelated to the mythtv.  I’m chasing down potential problem with the
> NAS4Free system to make sure it’s not hardware.
>

I have a MythTV Backend running as a VM on Proxmox (Linux KVM-based), and
have some CIFS shares on a QNAP physical NAS to store recordings. I like it
that way because it makes backing up the VM easy as the VM isn't too
massive (I'm not interested in backing up recordings). This has worked well
for a few months now.
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