[Zope-CMF] Large User Database...

[marc lindahl]

I'd suggest doing a test site, and doing some python scripts to create
40-50K members, and some load testing software...
At least, plan for it by building large-file-support python and use a
filesystem to take >2GB database growth...

I don't see how SQL will speed things up... since it's going thru zope
anyhow...

> From: "Richard Shebora" <rlist@apogee-tech.com>
> Reply-To: <rlist@apogee-tech.com>
> Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 21:52:11 -0400
> To: <zope-cmf@zope.org>
> Subject: [Zope-CMF] Large User Database...
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> Just getting started with Zope/CMF and I love it!
> 
> I have an existing client site with 40,000+ registered users.  I want to
> convert them into the CMF for the Portal capabilities.  The CMF, as is, will
> handle 90% of their needs.  I can code the rest.  Their site is focused on
> product technical support.  My testing thus far has proven the existing
> system code will port easily with very little rewriting.
> 
> The big question is...  Can the standard CMF handle a 40k+ user base, with
> over 100k+ page hits per day?  Average data transferred is about 5 gig per
> day.
> 
> If not, how can I beef up the user authentication with an SQL server?  This
> is a real client with a known system and user base.  The hits will and have
> always come.  If Zope/CMF have not been tested at these levels, but is
> expected to do well, I would like to be a test case.  I can always leave the
> existing system in place as a backup if needed.  If this is small time for
> Zope/CMF then Great.
> 
> Very excited to begin, so please let me know any thoughts, hints, or tricks
> you may think I will need.  More than happy to, and have, RTM but would like
> to have a direction to go first.
> 
> Thanks,
> Richard
> 
>