[mythtv-users] building a duplicate backend

[James Abernathy]

On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 9:21 AM James <jam at tigger.ws> wrote:

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> On 17 Jan 2023, at 10:07 pm, James Abernathy <jfabernathy at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> I want to confirm what I think I need to do to create a duplicate backend
> so I can take it with me.
>
> My production backend has a lot of TV recordings that I have not
> watched yet. I thought I would take a snapshot of my production backend
> with me.
>
> Both my production backend and traveling backend are v32 on Ubuntu 22.04
> derivative Distro's.
>
> I think all I have to do is move the contents of the production backend
> Storage Group directories to the same relative directories on the traveling
> backend and then take a backup of the production mythconverg database and
> restore that to the traveling backend's database.
>
> Since the tuner hardware on the production backend is a Hauppauge WinTV
> Quad PCIe card and the traveling backend is HDHomeRun tuners, I have some
> setup work to do but am I missing anything else?
>
>
> Jim why not do a DB backup and restore on the dup frontend
> Duplicate the files you want
>
> If you select a recording or video that is not present you get a 'can't
> open' dialog
> every thing else 'just works'
>
> You can repeat when you want to. (next time)
>
> James
>
> PS it is easy to redo (only) the hardware bits if you need to, but I don't
> bother - there is no hardware on my dup
>

I will be adding recordings of OTA TV while traveling so I'll have to set
up the hardware again and at least once I'll have to add a SchedulesDirect
entry where I'll be for that time period. That part I've done.  I just have
not dupped the home backend before.

Jim A
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