[mythtv-users] Mult-system design

[Matt Rude]

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> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Rich West
> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 12:20 PM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: [mythtv-users] Mult-system design
> 
> I apologize in advance if this has been covered before, but I 
> am looking for some current/up-to-date input.
> 
> Background:
> I have successfully gotten MythTV up and running on one 
> system.  It is both the backend and the front end.  I moved 
> the MySQL database off of this system and on to a central 
> server in the house (it performs a number of other duties and 
> is backed up nightly).  Music & Photos are NFS mounted off of 
> the same central server.
> 
> Goal:
> To have multiple MythTV systems (2, maybe three), one for 
> each television, with each system having access to the same 
> store of recordings.  In other words, if System1 records a 
> television show, and, later in the day, we're sitting at 
> System2, we can watch the show that
> System1 recorded.  For that matter, if we were sitting at 
> System1, we could also watch that show.  This is sort of a 
> long range goal seeing as I just got the first system up. :)  
> All systems will have recording capability.  My hope is to 
> have one system (my backup server) be the primary data 
> storage location (with lots of disk space) for Videos and recordings.
> 
> So.. here's my question: what is the best way to get to the 
> goal?  I realize that only one system should be updating the 
> guide data (mythfilldatabase).  I would have the central 
> server perform this task, but I'm not sure just how easy that 
> would be to do.  Besides, it probably isn't worth the effort. 
>  Should I just NFS mount the "video"
> directory directory off of the main server?  This would 
> probably be fine for imported DVD's (Movies), but will it be 
> ok for scheduled recordings?
> 
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What your looking to do will work fine. I'm guessing that you don't have
mythbackend running on your main server and that's ok just mount the NFS
share on your mythbackend system and you should have no problems.

As for the 2 or 3 other myth systems you are looking at setting up. I
beleave you will have better luck installing 2 or 3 tv cards in one
mythfrontend/mythbackend and set the other myth systems to be frontend only
systems.  You can then use much cheaper/older systems for the frontends and
be able to do everything that you wont.
-Matt