[mythtv] Alternative to LVM/Raid for multiple disks?

[Kevin Kuphal]

Thomas M. Pluth wrote:

>I like this idea. I keep a certain amount of disk storage in my backend
>(around 600GB), but I have space on my frontends, too.  Adding more space to
>my backend isn't feasible, since I'm out of IDE and SATA connectors and PCI
>slots, whereas I have free connectors and slots in the other machines.  I
>don't like to leave more than my backend up and running when I'm away, or at
>night, but those resources would be available when I'm home and watching TV.
>Also, being able to add another mount point to use for videos or recording
>is a great idea, since changing the size of an existing volume would mean
>saving the data, reformatting, etc. (unless using XFS)
>  
>
Can't you guys just mount them with NFS/Samba using a single physical 
directory like /var/videos and then each remote folder as a subdirectory 
of that?  The system will pick those up just fine...

Kevin