Network Recorder with more than 1 NPVR (how to)?

[SFX Group]

Hi

I have been looking at this for a while, only now have enough time and more importantly the money to investigate further.

I have an NPVR server (which to be honest hasn't done much since i moved to satellite and Rogers (Canada) went weird with there (lack of, we are now deleting but not telling anyone) analogue support. So i have moved from the Raspberry Pi which was a GREAT XBMC / KODI machine (but ate SD cards once a week) to the Intel Compute Stick, meaning i now have Windows 10 (home) with KODI and NPVR, it will also have a Hauppauge HD-PVR2 on it (with a blaster). I plan to install way more Intel Compute sticks (they are brining out a Quad core in February, early warning alert no one knows about, as i am an Intel partner i hear about such things.

So layout below:
NPVR server, (no hardware recording device, all KODI looking at it for schedules and recordings)
NPVR client with a HD-PVR2 (which also has KODI installed looking back at the above server for recording directories and live TV).


How do i set these up? i only really want one scheduler, however, so is this held in the server? if so will it command the client NPVR to change the channel on the HD-PVR2 with the blaser?

Can't find much documentation to all of this, downloaded the Network Recorder and NetTarget thing from the Wiki, however before i go playing wanted to check in on this.

Many Thanks

[pBS]

Clients can't record for the server...just isn't built that way...
why isn't the HDPVR2 connected to the server?

[SFX Group]

Clients can't record for the server...just isn't built that way...
why isn't the HDPVR2 connected to the server?

When i first looked in to this (2+ years ago) the whole design was the client had the recording hardware and the server controlled it (and thats how it reads, see here http://nextpvr.com/nwiki/pmwiki.php?n=Pl...rkRecorder), this was the whole idea, the client IS a hardware recording device, the server controls it as a "networked" recorder.

Otherwise what you explain is an XBMC client to a server, thats not what i am asking about, i am asking about the "network recorder" system.... I need to know the logistics of who initiates what and where is "what" stored and indexed, it has to be "in" the server, otherwise its not a "server". its just a bunch of NPVR units that record with recordings stored over multiple NVPR installs which means there's no "server".

Quoting the plugin "Network Tuner plugin for NextPVR. Allows you to use network tuners designed for SageTV and also remote NextPVR installations."

[mvallevand]

It's unclear what you trying to achieve but I did implement the Sage TV Network protocol. A simple use case of this would be being able to control a DirectShow graph to create a recording on a remote machine using SGraphRecorder as a minimal "server". The STV protocol is control only so the transport of the data is not defined and you would need to create a shared drive for recordings.

Martin

[SFX Group]

It's unclear what you trying to achieve but I did implement the Sage TV Network protocol. A simple use case of this would be being able to control a DirectShow graph to create a recording on a remote machine using SGraphRecorder as a minimal "server". The STV protocol is control only so the transport of the data is not defined and you would need to create a shared drive for recordings.

Martin

So how does this plugin work exactly, it says it can communicate with other NPVR installations......

I have an install of NPVR with a Hauppauge HD-PVR2 (USB), i can not use this NPVR, how would i get the "server" NPVR to talk with this unit to start and recording using the HD-PVR2 thats connected to it? then where would the saved details be about the recording (i assume in the server NPVR)?

[mvallevand]

If you should want to connect NPVR to NPVR sub's IPTV interface is more integrated.

Martin

[SFX Group]

If you should want to connect NPVR to NPVR sub's IPTV interface is more integrated.

Martin

Wiki says "IPTV support was removed in NextPVR v2.5.9."

So how do you link an NPVR to another NPVR?

[UncT]

Is this true about IPTV not being supported and if so why?

[mvallevand]

Is this true about IPTV not being supported and if so why?

IPTV is back the wiki isn't well maintained.

Martin

[UncT]

Many thanks as usual.