2010-06-25, 11:38
Hi Guys
Background:
I have lost my Movie Raid system (+1800 movies lost from 1996-current) and decided to protect my TV Series by running two systems, one being the master and one being the slave.
Setup:
1. P4-Quad 2*1TB and 1*2TB (+500GIG for system)
2. P4-Duo 2*1TB and 1*2TB (+500GIG for system)
So far I did:
1. rsync every hour to duplicate anything new from one system to another. (Works 100%)
2. manually export library to individual files to not re-download fanart etc...
What I am about to do:
Due to the fact the two systems are basically the same, the databases should be the same and the content of the drives are the same. I am about to change the DB to MySQL (according to thread: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=70603) and rather sync the cache files of the UserData\... files.
Questions before starting:
1. Is this the best way to not only syncronize, but also backup all my movies and tv series?
2. Is it as easy as thread (mentioned above) to centralize the DB?
3. Is there not a utility that does an AUTO EXPORT of the MOVIE/TV database? Or is it OK to just sync the UserData\... files?
Thanx and cheers
Aubrey
Cape Town
South Africa (Soccer 2010 city )
Background:
I have lost my Movie Raid system (+1800 movies lost from 1996-current) and decided to protect my TV Series by running two systems, one being the master and one being the slave.
Setup:
1. P4-Quad 2*1TB and 1*2TB (+500GIG for system)
2. P4-Duo 2*1TB and 1*2TB (+500GIG for system)
So far I did:
1. rsync every hour to duplicate anything new from one system to another. (Works 100%)
2. manually export library to individual files to not re-download fanart etc...
What I am about to do:
Due to the fact the two systems are basically the same, the databases should be the same and the content of the drives are the same. I am about to change the DB to MySQL (according to thread: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=70603) and rather sync the cache files of the UserData\... files.
Questions before starting:
1. Is this the best way to not only syncronize, but also backup all my movies and tv series?
2. Is it as easy as thread (mentioned above) to centralize the DB?
3. Is there not a utility that does an AUTO EXPORT of the MOVIE/TV database? Or is it OK to just sync the UserData\... files?
Thanx and cheers
Aubrey
Cape Town
South Africa (Soccer 2010 city )