You should not casually use three index levels for the spatial index grid. In 18+ years
of ArcSDE use, I only encountered *ONE* dataset where three levels were necessary,
and the performance impact was so great that we reorganized data storage so that
three layers, each with a single-level index, were used.
One grid (N,0,0) is generally best, and if you must use two, then use N,N*5,0.
It is highly likely that 1.1,4,15 is an inappropriate grid setting, and that 1.5,15,0
will yield better performance.
- V