Moving all media from local HDD to networked location (2 Viewers)

[Jay_UK]

Hi there,

Sharing TVS and MVP databases can work very well... but you have to be careful...the databases are not designed to be mutiple/simultaneous update aware.

So if you have two or more clients, you have to ensure that only one ever updates the database at a time (you could configure it, so that only a single client performs the imports).

J.

 

[infinite.loop]

I presume it is something you currently do? Will it slow anything down??

All my HTPC's share the MP Databases since years - nothing is slowed down.

It is fairly easy to do - but the doc in the wiki isn't that *simple*.
If there is interest then I can do a video tutorial sometime during the next week.

Along with the databases, my clients also share thumbs and the skin.

Sharing TVS and MVP databases can work very well... but you have to be careful...the databases are not designed to be mutiple/simultaneous update aware.

So if you have two or more clients, you have to ensure that only one ever updates the database at a time (you could configure it, so that only a single client performs the imports)

With the changes in 1.3.0 Alpha, this seems to be no issue any longer.

Having a scheduled backup task for your databases is a good idea though in general.

 

[kiwijunglist]

There is also option to copy data base across to each new pc, guide inside the moving pictures wiki on the moving pictures google code website and is very straight forward.

 

[RoChess]

Also if you want a multi-user environment another option is to setup one 'master' that does the MovPic importing and then you generate XBMC NFO files with MovPicNFO tool. Each 'client' is then simply configured to only use the XBMC NFO scraper.

You can then use a shared Follw.it or Trakt account to sync watched data, or keep it seperated depending on your multi-user preferences.

The benefits of this method is that rebuilding a MovingPictures database is very easy and can be done off-line, it also allows collaboration with other clients easier (XBMC, Boxee or WD Live boxes for example).

Beauty of open source is that there is always a way to make it work.

@inifinite.loop, I think a lot of users would appreciate a video tutorial on your method.

 

[Jay_UK]

Hi there,

There is a definite performance drop with running a centralised DB and Thumbs (compared to local on SSD), but thats a small price to pay

J.

 

[RoChess]

Or go crazy and get yourself a couple of -- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106075

 

[Jay_UK]

They're a bit old skool now...

Bring on 40Gbps or 100Gbps...copy a HD movie in 1 second!

J.

 

[infinite.loop]

They're a bit old skool now...

Bring on 40Gbps or 100Gbps...copy a HD movie in 1 second!

The bottle neck in every PC is still the HDD. Which is "the" medium to store the media. Unless you are made out of money and can afford 3+TB SSD setups.

So generally speaking, 1GigaBit Ethernet is fine.

 

[Jay_UK]

In relation to speed...

I find Moving Pictures to be fine with a centralised setup, but TVSeries does struggle where the screen seems to hang for a few seconds

The central storage (where DB and Thumbs are) is SSD, LAN is gigabit, client is SSD.

J.

ps - Off topic.... Get some of these: http://www.fusionio.com/products/iodrive-octal/

 

[infinite.loop]

I find Moving Pictures to be fine with a centralised setup, but TVSeries does struggle where the screen seems to hang for a few seconds

Don't have this issue.
Yet on the server I store all the centralized MP files on an SSD to prevent that the HDD's have to spin up for just some client access. TS-Buffer is on the SDD too for the same reason.