one of our most simple tests to compare persistence manager configurations is to just load files (nt:file, nt:resource) into the repository in batches of 1000 files per folder (nt:folder). so our structure looks like this:
This is the sort of test I was thinking of coming up with. The only thing that makes me nervous about relying on the filesystem for storage is protecting it from "helpful" administrators using it as a way to bypass the API and fix problems. We replaced a filesystem-based environment that had a huge orphan problem, etc. Of course, a lot of that was caused by entirely non-technical issues and generally crappy design, but the thought still remains.. Are there any storage options that have similar performance characteristics to fs, without the weak control characteristics? I know some of the DAV providers have tackled that problem decently well. Cris
