[mythtv-users] Question re: multiple backends & where recordings are stored
Michael T. Dean
mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Thu Aug 3 02:31:57 UTC 2006
On 08/02/2006 07:29 PM, Robin Gilks wrote:
>>1.) When the combo backend/frontend records a show, where is that stored?
>>
>>
In the "Directory to hold recordings" you've specified in mythtv-setup
for that backend.
>>2.) When the frontend-only wants to watch the show recorded in question
>>#1,
>>does it stream the show from the master backend, or from the combo
>>frontend/backend? (I assume the show is stored on the combo box, and
>>therefore streamed from the combo box).
>>
>>Unfortunately, the combo frontend/backend isn't a beefy machine and I have
>>concerns if it is going to be doing 3 things at once (streaming between
>>frontend and master backend, playback, and recording).
>>
>>
If the show is available on the filesystem, it's played through the
filesystem (whether that filesystem is local or a network filesystem).
If it's not available on the filesystem, it's streamed by the backend
that does have access to it via the filesystem (i.e. the backend that
recorded it).
>>3.) If I take the combo machine's /myth dir and NFS mount it to the master
>>backend, does that change the answer to question #2? Would anything else
>>change the answer to #2 (short of moving the PVR-150 to the master
>>backend)?
>>
>Although there are patches about to split storage across multiple
>backends,
>
That's supported out of the box. Just specify a different location for
the recordings directory when running mythtv-setup on the different
backends.
> the preferred method is to NFS (or CIFS/SMB) mount all backends
>to a common path.
>
I'm not sure I'd say that's "preferred." Both approaches have their
advantages and disadvantages.
Mike
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