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Partitioning is done with Novell iManager. Partitions are identified in iManager by the following
partition icon ( ).
Figure 1-13
Replica View for a Server
In the above example, the partition icon is next to the Tree object. This means it is the top-most
container in the partition. No partitions are shown by any other containers, so this partition is the
only one.
This is the default partitioning for eDirectory, keeping the entire directory together in one partition.
Notice in the example that the Replica View for Server1 is displayed. When you display the Replica
View for a server in iManager, any replicas held on that server are shown on the right. In this case,
Server1 holds a replica of the only partition. For more information, see
Section 1.6, “Replicas,” on
page 50 and “Viewing Replicas on an eDirectory Server” on page 137 .
1.5.1 Partitions
Partitions are named by their topmost container. In Figure 1-14 there are two partitions, named Tree
and Finance. Finance is called a child partition of Tree, because it was split off from Tree. Tree is
called the parent partition of Finance.
Figure 1-14
Replica View for a Partition
You might create such a partition because the directory has so many objects that the server is
overwhelmed and access to eDirectory is slow. Creating the new partition allows you to split the
database and pass the objects in that branch to a different server.
The example above shows the Replica View for the Finance partition.When you display the Replica
View for a partition in iManager, any servers holding a replica of that partition are shown on the
right. In this case, Server1 holds a Read-Write replica of the Finance partition. For more
information, see
“Viewing a Partition’s Replicas” on page 139 .