[mythtv-users] Best way to re-arrange my setup

[Brian Phillips]

My old myth setup consisted of 2 remote frontend machines and a single,
headless, backend-only machine.

The backend machine died, but not a horrible death.  It still runs, but
can't connect to the network.  I figured now is a good time to retire it.  I
have access to thumb-drive things like database backups and config files to
my new backend.

I'd like to re-purpose one of my frontends (frontend-B) to be a
frontend/backend combo, running the master backend.  I've followed the
instructions here:
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Backend_migration#Building_a_new_backend_to_repla
ce_an_existing_machine

My previous setup (and database settings) consisted of computers with
hostnames: "frontend-A", "frontend-B", and "backend".  I'd like frontend-B
to house the re-created backend and I think I have two options.

1) rename the hostname of "frontend-B" to "backend", and then use the
mythconverg_restore script to re-name all "frontend-B" settings to "backend"
settings.  This causes collisions in many places, as "backend" already
exists in the database with several settings.  Though, previously, "backend"
had no frontend running on it, so the database lacks many settings required
by frontends.

2) leave frontend-B's hostname alone, install a backend, and then delete all
"backend" settings from the database, recreating my backend settings as
"frontend-B"

Is there one option that's better than another?  Is there a better way to go
about doing this process?