[mythtv-users] Distributing jobs

[Dura Zell]

On 23.05.2011 16:58, Raymond Wagner wrote:
> On 5/23/2011 10:49, Dura Zell wrote:
>> Ok, I've got another machine running some kind of homeserver (samba,
>> caching proxy, etc) wich is running 24/7 and faster (AMD 64x2, 2200MHz,
>> 64bit). Is there a way to let this machine do the transcoding jobs while
>> the master backend is powered down (for power saving reasons and because
>> the masterbackend standing in the living room is a bit noisy) or has the
>> master backend to be running until all jobs are completed?
>
> The master backend and database must remain operational for any Myth
> related tasks.  Is there any reason you can't move those PVR-350s over
> to the file server, and make that the master?

Indeed there are two reasons:
First the fileserver has no free PCI slots. Second and much more 
important: The room where the fileserver sits has no wall-sockets for 
cable-tv. (At my location I have to use cabel-tv.) The living room is 
the only room where those sockets are located.

regards,
Micha