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Swap_F5_133333
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Sep 10, 2013

How many Partition we can create in Viprion 2400 chassis with LTM B2100 Blade.

How many Partition we can create in Viprion 2400 chassis with LTM B2100 Blade ? I have already created 1 partition in addition to one common partition. Please suggest.

 

Thanks swap

 

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  • Hi Swap,

     

    I believe the answer to this question is going to be more of a hypothetical. Partitions are simply containers to hold objects. We use them to sort the services of various customers/business units, for instance.

     

    According to SOL7230, there is a maximum depending on your version:

     

    "BIG-IP 11.x does not have a fixed maximum number of administrative partitions. The maximum number of partitions is a function of available memory resources.

     

    BIG-IP 9.4.x and 10.x allow a maximum number of 1000 administrative partitions."

     

    So in my opinion, you would be more likely to either, load the device to optimal traffic rates or run out of memory/cpu capacity before running out of usable partitions.

     

    Hope this helps.

     

  • JG's avatar
    JG
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    I believe you could run into an issue of not being able to load the configuration files of all those partitions fast enough and consequently causing service outage, if you have a huge number of partitions. I got that from reading some of the F5 solution articles.