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Partitioning a Directory Server

Partitioning enhances your ability to use one Directory Server for your whole enterprise, rather than separate Directory Servers for different departments within your enterprise. The partitions each need to be managed separately, but only one Directory Server needs to be installed.

Here are some of the advantages of partitioning:

Partitions can be defined for a Directory Server in the System Management Hub. For complete information on maintaining partitions and the targets in them, read Maintaining Partitions and Maintaining Targets.

Suppose you configure your network as depicted in the following diagram:

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In this diagram, partitioning is used to:

Partitions are assigned after installation using Software AG's System Management Hub (SMH).

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