NetWare 4.1/9000 Concepts

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NetWare Glossary
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Partition, Directory Services
In NetWare Directory Services, a logical division of the Directory's global
database. A partition forms a distinct unit of data in the Directory tree that
you use to store and replicate Directory information.
Each partition consists of a container object, all objects contained in it, and
data about those objects. Partitions don’t include any information about the
file system or the directories and files contained there.
The following figure shows the default partition created for the first server
installed and for all the new Organizational Units created in which NetWare
Services servers were installed.
Figure 1-42 Example of default partitions
Under NetWare Directory Services, an object resides in only one partition,
but through distributed operations, the object can be accessed from any point
on the network.
To optimize access to different areas of the Directory, each partition can be
replicated and stored at many locations.
Organization
[Root]
Default
partitions
Organizational Unit Organizational
Unit
Server object
Other
leaf objects
Organizational
Unit
Server object
Other
leaf objects
Server object
Other
leaf objects
First default
partition
First server
installed