Creating a new partition

A partition consists of one or more container objects and their associated leaf objects. It cannot contain only leaf objects. The container that is the first object in the partition is called the ``root'' of the partition.

To create a new partition, you split the parent partition to result in two partitions. The new partition becomes a child partition.

For example, if you select an Organizational Unit and choose to create it as a new partition, you are choosing to split the Organizational Unit from its parent partition (Root, for example, which is always a partition). The following things happen:

• The Organizational Unit you selected becomes the root of a new partition.

• The replicas of the parent partition remain on the same servers.

• Information for the new partition migrates from the parent partition's replicas to the new partition's replicas.

• The master replica of the new partition is stored on the same server as the master replica of the parent partition.

When you create a new partition, the utility you use will inform you that the partition is created successfully, but the actual creating is still completing on the servers. You will need to wait a while before performing another partition operation.

Partitions can be created using PARTMGR or NetWare Administrator in DOS or Windows. Both procedures are described in this topic.

Creating a partition using NetWare Administrator

The following list describes the prerequisites:

• A 386 or later workstation and NetWare Administrator

• A minimum of 6MB of memory available on the workstation

• The Supervisor object right to the container object you are partitioning

1. From the Windows Program Manager, click on the ``NetWare Administrator'' icon.

2. From the Tools menu, select Partition Manager.

   Partition Manager launches from the container you selected in NetWare Administrator.

3. To locate the container object that you want to create as a partition, browse the ``Partition Manager'' screen.

   If the container object does not appear in the window, browse the Directory tree either by choosing an object to see its subordinates or by choosing the arrow to move toward the Root. Your current context appears in the upper left corner of the screen.

   For information about moving around in the ``Partition Manager'' screen and selecting objects, choose the Help button.

4. Select the container object.

5. Choose ``Create as New Partition''.

6. To confirm the creation of a new partition, choose Yes.

   The new partition is created when the process is completed on the servers. To see the partition icon that signifies that a container is a partition, you need to refresh the screen by choosing the up-arrow and then expanding the parent container again.

   A master replica is stored on the server where the parent partition's master replica resides. An icon appears next to the Organization (O) or Organizational Unit (OU) to show that the container is the root of a partition.

   To see where the master replica is stored, select the Organization (O) or Organizational Unit (OU) that you just partitioned, and then choose ``Replicas''. The server name appears in the ``Servers'' column and ``Master'' appears next to it in the ``Type'' column.

   If you want to make additional replicas of this partition, see ``Creating a replica''.

Creating a partition using PARTMGR

The following list describes the prerequisites:

• A workstation running DOS 3.30 or later and PARTMGR

• A minimum of 512KB of memory available on the workstation

• The Supervisor object right to the container object you are partitioning

1. At the DOS prompt, type
   
   PARTMGR

2. From the Partition Administration menu, select Manage Partitions.

   Your current context appears in the upper left corner of the screen.

3. Select the container object to partition.

   • If the container you want to partition appears in the list, select it and press <F10>.

   • If the container is not in the list, browse the directory by selecting containers and pressing <Enter> until you see the container you want. Select it and press <F10>.

4. Choose Yes to create the new partition.

   The new partition is created when the process is completed on the servers. To see the partition icon that signifies that a container is a partition, you need to refresh the screen by choosing the up-arrow and then expanding the parent container again.

   A master replica is stored on the server where the parent partition's master replica resides. An icon appears next to the Organization (O) or Organizational Unit (OU) to show that the container is the root of a partition.

   To see where the master replica is stored, select the Organization (O) or Organizational Unit (OU) that you just partitioned, and then choose ``View/Edit Replicas''. The server name appears in the ``Replicas Stored on Server'' column, and ``Master'' appears next to it in the ``Type'' column.

   If you want to make additional replicas of this partition, see ``Creating a replica''.