Feature #3475
Allow for a secondary (backup) recording path
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Description
It'd be useful if there'd be an option for a secondary recording path, e.g. when TVH reports a write error the recording would be done on the secondary storage option. I've had countless recordings that failed because they couldn't write to my HDD, because of issues with my software/hardware or external factors. A simple solution would be to restart the recording and write to the other recording path. Not everything gets re-runs and monitoring every recording isn't always possible, so this would be a useful addition to TVH.
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Updated by C K almost 9 years ago
Updated by I think instead a "fallback" DVR profile should match all cases (the fallback dvr profile can have a fallback profile, too, and so on...)
Updated by Mark Clarkstone almost 9 years ago
Updated by C K wrote:
I think instead a "fallback" DVR profile should match all cases (the fallback dvr profile can have a fallback profile, too, and so on...)
Yes this makes more sense. +1
Updated by John Doe almost 9 years ago
Updated by C K wrote:
I think instead a "fallback" DVR profile should match all cases (the fallback dvr profile can have a fallback profile, too, and so on...)
How would that work? If the recording failed with an error it would re-attempt with another profile?
Updated by C K almost 9 years ago
John Doe wrote:
C K wrote:
I think instead a "fallback" DVR profile should match all cases (the fallback dvr profile can have a fallback profile, too, and so on...)
How would that work? If the recording failed with an error it would re-attempt with another profile?
Right, in the other profile you can define another recording path / stream profile etc -- and a second fallback profile as well
Updated by C K almost 9 years ago
Just read https://tvheadend.org/projects/tvheadend/wiki/Tvheadend_recording_management
Tvheadend will only use one location for storing recordings.
Don't know, if this sentence is up to date :-)
Updated by John Doe almost 9 years ago
C K wrote:
Just read https://tvheadend.org/projects/tvheadend/wiki/Tvheadend_recording_management
Tvheadend will only use one location for storing recordings.
Don't know, if this sentence is up to date :-)
I checked out the suggestion of using a bind mount or a symlink, but I don't think that's quite the same. If the network mounted HDD would be unavailable with a bind mount the same problem would occur. Having TVH switch over to another profile or backup storage location doesn't seem possible this way.
Updated by Rafal Kupiec almost 9 years ago
Updated by If the network mounted HDD would be unavailable, tvh will be freezing in D state waiting for disk resource to become available until timeout if system still sees it mounted. This can take several time and you can miss the beginning of recording.
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