Select the size parameters of the storage area
Configure the maximum size parameters to assign to the storage area. These limits indicate thresholds at which Content Engine no longer accepts content in the storage area. You can also delete content from the storage area.
- Directory Structure
- Select Small or Large from the drop down box. Select Small if you are creating a file storage area for a small development type of system. Select Large if you are creating a file storage area. This setting cannot be changed after the storage area is created.
- Small structures consist of two levels of directories, each with 23 nodes at each level for a total of 529 directories at the 2nd level. Content is stored only at the 2nd level, never in the first level directories. Performance does not appreciably degrade on Windows NFTS file systems as the number of files increases. For UNIX file storage areas on network access devices (NAS), however, the number of files per directory does matter. As a rule of thumb, a small file storage area on such a device should have no more than one million files, or about 2,000 files per directory.
- Large structures extend the small structure with a third level of 23 nodes, for a total of 12,167 directories at the 3rd level. Content is stored only at the 3rd level.
- Maximum Size
- Identifies the maximum space to reserve for the storage area. This setting marks the maximum combined size of all content elements in the storage area. For example, if maximum size is set to 5000, the storage area does not accept new content elements until the total size is reduced below this maximum level.
By default, this is set to 5000. To change the existing size, specify the desired value, in megabytes.
- Maximum Number of Elements
- Identifies the maximum number of content elements allowed in the storage area. For example, if maximum size is set to 2500, the storage area does not accept new content elements until the total number of content elements is reduced below this maximum level.
By default, this is set to 2500. To change the current setting, type in the desired number of files you want in the storage area.
- Delete Method
- Specifies the method used when removing content element files from the storage area. Available options are:
- Standard -- Deletes the file.
- Destructive -- Fills the file with zeros, then deletes it.
- Purge -- Writes over the file three times with various patterns, then deletes it.
- Create
- Click the button to create the storage area, bypassing the remaining wizard screens.