[mythtv-users] MythTV and power cuts

[Rajil Saraswat]

Thanks all for these good suggestions on keeping the UPS alive. The
UPS i use is APC SUA 1000UXI
(http://www.apc.com/products/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=SUA1000UXI&total_watts=50)
 model which is 1KVA/800Watts model. The peak load on the UPS is about
16 percent (when transcoding) and the average load is about 12
percent. This is a hot climate and the temperature reported by apcupsd
is 49C. The battery is 8AH iirc.

However, I was hoping to get ideas on running the system Without a
UPS. For instance:
Scenario 1
1. Run FE/BE locally on the machine with access to tv cards, readonly
rootfs and a rw partition for the video files.
2. Run mysql server remotely on a server abroad hosted on VPN. MySQL
server thus will never see power failures.

OR
Scenario 2
1. Run FE/BE locally on the machine with access to tv cards, readonly
rootfs and a rw partition for the video files.
2. Mysql db on the rw partition as well. Mysql db should be replaced
by a previous working backup on power restoration.


In either scenario, I dont really care if i loose the video recordings
or the mythtv database. The advantage of scenario 2 over 1 is that
mythtv will continue to work even though there is no internet.

Thanks
Rajil