[mythtv-users] Superserver

[Mark Hutchinson]

What vid cards did you use in the atom frontends?  I have had good luck with
Nvidia 210 and those with an atom setup could be good.
How about remote turn on/off with a kb?  Is that doable?



On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 12:44 PM, Mark <fairlane at springcom.com> wrote:

> Mark Hutchinson wrote:
>
>> Time for a whole new setup.
>>
>> My goal is to reduce power consumption and # of computers.
>> I have one backend now and 4 frontends.
>>
>> I am thinking I would like to use one superserver ( 8 cpu, lots of disk,
>> and 8+gigs of RAM ), and try to reduce the # of computers.
>>
>> Uses also include a NoMachine server for Family use.
>>
>> I am thinking that I would like to use VMware or VirtualMachine but that
>> causes problems.
>> Does anyone have any ideas for how to combine some or all of this?
>>
>> A frontend dedicated just for a Nvidia 210 forf HDMI for each TV seems
>> wastefull.  The MythBackend could also be a frontend, but that is only one
>> gone.
>>
>> Any ideas from anyone or experiences on what might work?
>>
>>  I did this last year.  A big /powerful server in the basement, moved to
> Atom/Ion frontends with no disk, usb boot, and a bunch of thin clients
> running LTSP.
> Still looking for a good solution for running some windows apps, but so far
> it's working good.  Not sure about a lower power footprint though, I didn't
> have good
> data to begin with and I don't think my power bill dropped a lot.  I do
> have less maintenance to do though, my having to maintain many different
> installs has disappeared.
>
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