[mythtv-users] Additional backend not showing in Machine information in mythweb

[Mache Creeger]

While the master backend server is up and running, restart the slave 
backend server's mythbackend process.  Things should then sync up.

-- Mache Creeger

At 10:09 PM 1/18/2008, Mitch Gore wrote:
>On Jan 18, 2008 11:45 PM, Marc 
><<mailto:drayson at net1plus.com>drayson at net1plus.com> wrote:
>
>My existing setup I have 2 machines.
>
>1 is a master backend with 5 capture devices in it.
>
>1 is a slave backend with 1 capture device in it. This is also my 
>frontend system.
>
>Backend status in mythweb says the following.
>
>Machine information
>
>Disk Usage:
>MythTV Drive #1:
>    * Directory: niflheim:/record
>    * Total Space: 858,368 MB
>    * Space Used: 618,065 MB
>    * Space Free: 240,302 MB
>    * MythTV Drive #2:
>        * Directory: asgard:/media
>        * Total Space: 227,473 MB
>        * Space Used: 202,449 MB
>        * Space Free: 25,024 MB
>    * Total Disk Space:
>        * Total Space: 1,085,842 MB
>        * Space Used: 820,515 MB
>        * Space Free: 265,327 MB
>
>As you can see I'm running out of room so I built an additional 
>machine that will serve as more storage space.
>
>This new machine does not have any cards in it but exists solely as 
>additional storeage. I will transfer video to the new machine by 
>hand and update the database to point to the new location.
>
>It is connected to my existing network, connected to my master 
>backend and the mysql db. It does not show up in Machine information 
>in mythweb.
>
>I moved a single mpg file from niflheim:/record to the new machine.
>
>I then updated the table in mysql to know that the media is no 
>longer on niflheim but is instead now on mediastore.
>
>I then delete the mog file from niflheim. I go into my frontend and 
>am successful in playing the show. Disconnecting the mediastore 
>network cable causes playback to stop.
>
>Success, or so I think.
>
>
>
>I go back into mythweb to media information and I still only see 
>drive 1 and drive 2. The new drive that is a part of the mediastore 
>is not showing in the information section. Total space remains as 
>approx 1 TB when the new drives I added in the new machine pushes me 
>to about 1.5 TB.
>
>
>
>Why does the new machine not show in the machine information disk 
>list? Is it because there is no card in the new machine?
>
>
>
>Marc
>
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>you can only have a backend if there are tuners in it.  When you run 
>mythbackend and no tuners are defined it will give you a warning.
>
>a much simpler solution would be to mount the new computer/storage 
>via NFS to your master backend.  Then add that directory as another 
>storage directory.
>
>Not only will you see your additional storage but you wont have to 
>deal with manually moving files over to the new storage (that is just crazy)
>
>Mitchell
>
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