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<blockquote data-quote="4Fred" data-source="post: 934195" data-attributes="member: 16968"><p>I've been thinking about this stuff too.. and here is what I've done.</p><p> </p><p>I run everything on a Win7 machine, everything. This is my main and only hardware (look at system specs for info). I have fitted all configuration on a 60GB SSD disk that contain:</p><p>(C<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>Win7</p><p>MePo, client, TVserver, and mpextended.</p><p>Antivirus</p><p>VMware Workstation.</p><p>Spotify</p><p>Winamp</p><p>CrashPlan</p><p>D: (2TB) All mediafiles.</p><p>E: (2TB) Virtual machines, documents, and TV recordings.</p><p>F: Another 60GB SSD, 35GB for timeshift and the rest for the OS disk of a vmware guest.</p><p>NAS: For backup, WD MyBookworld something...</p><p> </p><p>Why have I done it like this?</p><p>Before I got my sweet HDhomerun running a virtual tv-server was not possible, I had FireDTV, mapping firewire to a virtual tv-server was not possible, and still today it's a hassle mapping physical things to virtual machines unless it's done over the network. So the simplest thing I still think is build on the physical machine where you connect the tv cards unless they run on the network. And, if you in any case need a machine to run all the time, why not let it be the same machine?</p><p> </p><p>Backup/restore is really simple, once a month I run a scheduled system image backup (with the built-in software) of the OS drive, so if things go bad I can easily restore the whole machine with every app/setting/MePo and all.</p><p>CrashPlan backup some media to my NAS and my documents/pitctures and stuff, and some stuff is also sent to a friend in case of fire or theft.</p><p>In VMware Workstation I have a couple of machines running doing other things, but they have nothing to do with MePo.</p><p> </p><p>If you for some reason MUST run Windows Server 2012, why not run that on a virtual machine in VMware?</p><p>If you dont want VMware, wait a little for MePo to support Win8, then you can use Hyper-V on Win8 to run your server 2012.</p><p>But if you really really must have Windows Server 2012 installed as a server on you physical machine you can run a virtual Win7 in Hyper-V with just tv-server, just remember that mapping physical stuff to the virtual machine suck, so get a HDhomerun or some other network based tv tuner.</p><p>The downside of that is that I think you need a separate computer running MePo (but without tv server) located next to your tv, I dont think you'll have much success running Windows Server as a MePo client but I might be wrong.</p><p>And hey, if you don't want the server next to the TV, don't worry, you can send the HDMI signal over the network to you TV also.</p><p> </p><p>To conclude all my ramblings <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p><p>Build a machine connect your tv cards to it and install MePo on the hardware, that is simplest when it comes to get a good MePo with tv server and all running, also buid on a supported os, best choice right now is Win7. For all other stuff you can run that virtualized on top of that hardware.</p><p>Placing the hardware somewhere have to do with cabling and how much noise the box makes, if network based tv tuners you can also run HDMI over network and then placement really dont matter, and still everything in just one single box.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="4Fred, post: 934195, member: 16968"] I've been thinking about this stuff too.. and here is what I've done. I run everything on a Win7 machine, everything. This is my main and only hardware (look at system specs for info). I have fitted all configuration on a 60GB SSD disk that contain: (C:) Win7 MePo, client, TVserver, and mpextended. Antivirus VMware Workstation. Spotify Winamp CrashPlan D: (2TB) All mediafiles. E: (2TB) Virtual machines, documents, and TV recordings. F: Another 60GB SSD, 35GB for timeshift and the rest for the OS disk of a vmware guest. NAS: For backup, WD MyBookworld something... Why have I done it like this? Before I got my sweet HDhomerun running a virtual tv-server was not possible, I had FireDTV, mapping firewire to a virtual tv-server was not possible, and still today it's a hassle mapping physical things to virtual machines unless it's done over the network. So the simplest thing I still think is build on the physical machine where you connect the tv cards unless they run on the network. And, if you in any case need a machine to run all the time, why not let it be the same machine? Backup/restore is really simple, once a month I run a scheduled system image backup (with the built-in software) of the OS drive, so if things go bad I can easily restore the whole machine with every app/setting/MePo and all. CrashPlan backup some media to my NAS and my documents/pitctures and stuff, and some stuff is also sent to a friend in case of fire or theft. In VMware Workstation I have a couple of machines running doing other things, but they have nothing to do with MePo. If you for some reason MUST run Windows Server 2012, why not run that on a virtual machine in VMware? If you dont want VMware, wait a little for MePo to support Win8, then you can use Hyper-V on Win8 to run your server 2012. But if you really really must have Windows Server 2012 installed as a server on you physical machine you can run a virtual Win7 in Hyper-V with just tv-server, just remember that mapping physical stuff to the virtual machine suck, so get a HDhomerun or some other network based tv tuner. The downside of that is that I think you need a separate computer running MePo (but without tv server) located next to your tv, I dont think you'll have much success running Windows Server as a MePo client but I might be wrong. And hey, if you don't want the server next to the TV, don't worry, you can send the HDMI signal over the network to you TV also. To conclude all my ramblings :p Build a machine connect your tv cards to it and install MePo on the hardware, that is simplest when it comes to get a good MePo with tv server and all running, also buid on a supported os, best choice right now is Win7. For all other stuff you can run that virtualized on top of that hardware. Placing the hardware somewhere have to do with cabling and how much noise the box makes, if network based tv tuners you can also run HDMI over network and then placement really dont matter, and still everything in just one single box. [/QUOTE]
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