SharePoint content database size limit

Question

Hi All,
I am just verifying whether my method is a right way to do it.
I created a site collection and I am need to clone the sites. I tried Export/Import but the permissions are not copied as I use a third party tool for column level permission.
The work around I found is to restore the site with new content database (all permissions are copied). I need to create 100 of those same exact site collection (for different users). I am planning on creating new content database within the same web
application and resorting the site collection to the new content DB.
Microsoft supports content DB of 4TB size.
But my question is if I create multiple content DB (each does not exceed 200 MB) will there be any performance issue? Is it a right way to do it?
100*200(MB) = close to 2 GB.
I will be having 5 web application each with the 100 site collection and a content DB for each site collection with 200 MB.
Is there anything wrong to do it this way?

Answer 1

Hi Maddy.r,
from the article it is stated the limit that 500 content database per farm.
Limit                      
                        Maximum value                      
                        Limit type                      
                        Notes                      
Number of content databases
500 per farm
Supported
The maximum number of content databases per farm is 500. With 500 content databases per web application, end user operations such as opening the site or site collections are not affected. But administrative operations such as creating a new site collection
will experience decrease in performance. We recommend that you use Windows PowerShell to manage the web application when a large number of content databases are present, because the management interface might become slow and difficult to navigate.
sharepoint 2010 and 2013, have difference, and the capability for sharepoint 2013 is better than 2010.
addition,
i heard there is solution to have multiple farm instead, since the limitation is by farm, then if you able to create multiple farm, it may increase the bar for your environment limitation.
http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=2131832&seqNum=2
Regards,
Aries
Microsoft Online Community Support
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