[Zope] Sizing a zope server

[Alan McIntyre]

Matt,

Just out of curiosity, what kind of application required that much data? 
I am just starting on a web application that will have to handle a lot 
of operational data for power plant equipment, and I was hoping I could 
keep much of it in a ZODB.

I saw a statement in the _Zope Web Application Construction Kit_ book 
that said "...the ZODB is not suitable for storing large amounts of 
data."  I guess the meaning of "large amounts of data" depends on who 
you're talking to. :)

Thanks,
Alan

Matt Burleigh wrote:
> I have seen 17GB data.fs's with no appreciate able degradation. It is 
> wise to keep it smaller than this.  Make sure Python and the OS is 
> compatible with going over the 2GB limit. Python requires compile-time 
> configuration parameters to allow it to handle files over 2GB.