Create Partition

NOTE 1: There is no limit on the number of EMS partitions that can be created on NMS and the number of nodes that can be added to an EMS partition.

NOTE 2: Partition can be created with nodes from across different EMS(s).

Perform the following steps to create an EMS partition from NMS:

Go to Topology > Partitions and click Create Partition. Create Partition page is displayed.
Click (Create Partition). Create Partition page is displayed.
Enter Partition Name, Partition Label, and Location as desired in the respective text boxes provided.
Select Parent partition under which the new partition is desired to be created.
NOTE: User can create new partitions within a user created partition. Such type of partition is referred as "Nested Partition" which helps the user to organize partitions within a partition.
There are two ways in which nodes can be added to the new partition being created:
- Automatic selection: Click Automatic selection using filter nodes link. Create/Modify Partition window is displayed as shown in the following figure:
1. Click against User Label, select the desired filtering criteria followed by condition equals/contains/does not contains and then enter "text" in the box provided.
2. To add another criteria, click Add Criteria button.
3. Select from Execute Actions if options, All criteria are met or Any criteria are met.
4. Select Close on Filter check box to enable automatic closure of Create/Modify Partition window after filtering is complete.
5. After entering the desired criteria, click Filter Nodes. A message 'n' nodes matching your filter criteria have been selected. You can further refine the selection by using Manual mode will be displayed where n is the number of nodes fetched in search operation. The result (filtered nodes) is displayed on right hand side table of Create Partition page. Go to step 5.
- Manual selection: Drag and drop the desired nodes from left hand side partition table to right hand side partition table.
  Before manually selecting the nodes, if desired, user can filter to display the nodes within a specific partition under left hand side partition table. Go to Filter By Partition drop-down, select the desired partition label from the options and click search. Nodes on that partition get listed under the left hand side partition table.
Click Create Partition. The partition is successfully created.
Click Manage Partitions link to view the details of the new partition or click Close.

Create Partition Attributes

Attribute	Description
Partition Name	Enter the desired name for the new partition.
Partition Label	Enter the desired label for the new partition.
Location	Enter the location of the new partition.
Parent	Select the parent partition under which the new partition is desired to be created.
Filter by Partition	Select the desired partition label from drop-down option to filter nodes under that partition. The result is displayed on left hand side partition table.
Automatic Selection using filter nodes	Displays a pop-up window that allows you to filter nodes automatically based on different criteria. The result is displayed on right hand side partition table.
Manual Selection	Lists all or filtered nodes in left hand side partition table and nodes in new partition in right hand side partition table that are defined by following parameters: Node IP: Displays the IP address of the node as defined by the user. User Label: Displays the node name as defined by user. Partition Name: This will group and display the nodes based on the partition name. Product Name: This will group and display the nodes based on the product name. Location: This will group and display the nodes based on the location. EMS Sync State: Displays the synchronization status of the node with EMS. By default, it is true. Version: This will group and display the nodes based on the software version. EMS Name: Displays the EMS name as defined by the user. To navigate through the list of nodes record, click number button provided below the partition table.

Automatic selection using filter nodes - Link attributes

Attribute	Description
Add Criteria	Click the button to add multiple criteria for filtering the nodes. A criterion for filtering nodes includes User Label, Node IP, Product Name, and Location; followed by condition equals, contains, or does not contains.
Execute Actions if	Select from the two available options as desired: All criteria are met Any criteria are met
Close on Filter	Select/unselect the check box to enable/disable automatic closure of Create/Modify Partition window after the filtering operation is complete. By default, this check box will be selected.
Remove	Click the button to remove/delete the corresponding criterion. This button appears when multiple criteria are added.
Filter Nodes	Click the button to display the filter result based on the filtering criteria.