Directory Partitions/Naming Contexts

Each DC inclues Directory partition. A directory partition is a contiguous portion of the overall directory that has independent replication scope and scheduling data. Directory Partition in AD, determines the Hierarchy or the Directory Partition Subtrees. This is stored in a single NTDS.dit file which is logically separated into the following partitions (also called heads):

1. Schema Partition

2. Configuration Partition

3. Domain Partition

4. Application Partition

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Fore more information :

Nommage des contextes et des partitions d’annuaire - Win32 appsdocsmsft

Ldapwiki: Directory Partition Hierarchy

Partitions in Active DirectoryFAQforge

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