I actually prefer to have /var/snd on a completely separate volume. If
you have the physical space to do it, I'd mirror the existing 1.5 TB
drive and build a RAID5 array for /var/snd. You could get an external 4
drive USB bay to store /var/snd. Playback of stereo audio needs less
than 1 Mbps, so USB wouldn't be challenged that much.
An automation system is not something you can easily rebuild quickly. It
pays to have it be fault tolerant to start with. We also rsync backup of
the entire system to a separate computer. It might be a little paranoid,
but it's relatively low cost insurance. Our Rivendell system has now
grown to a number of client stations from a single server. There's
really only 2 clients that playback. The other clients are used to
ingest content and build logs. We've really hardened the server. A
replacement client can be cloned on short notice and the failure of a
single client isn't going to cripple the operation.
- Bill
On 11/28/19 3:16 AM, drew Roberts wrote:
Mark,
On Wed, Nov 27, 2019 at 11:53 AM Mark Murdock
<m...@celebrationradio.com <mailto:m...@celebrationradio.com>> wrote:
So apparently, I need a drive much bigger than 1.5 TB unless I
want to run compressed files. I wish I had known this going into
this. The Rivendell System Requirements specify a 1 TB drive.
Maybe that should be bumped up to 4 TB for music stations that
want to store uncompressed files.
"
Do I have to start over from scratch for the server, or can I
clone the 1.5 TB drive?
"
You do not have to do either.
You can take a 2 to 4 TB drive for instance. Format it and mount it
somewhere temporarily. Copy the audio files in /var/snd to that drive.
Now *mount* that drive as /var/snd. Edit your fstab to make this mount
on boot.
all the best,
drew
If I clone the drive, won’t it preserve the 50 GB size on
/dev/mapper/centos-root?
Thanks,
Mark Murdock
KAMB
90 E. 16^th St.
Merced, CA 95340
(209) 723-1015
m...@celebrationradio.com <mailto:m...@celebrationradio.com>
Website <https://celebrationradio.com/>
all the best,
drew
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