Object to partition mapping can be dynamically updated on a running system. This provides a mechanism for reallocating work among nodes in a cluster.

	Applications must specifically support dynamic partition updates. Not all applications will support this feature.

Object to partition mapping is done for a specific partition. The actual effect of the update is application specific. The Update button is used to dynamically update the object to partition mapping as shown in Figure 6.16, “Updating a partition”.

Figure 6.16. Updating a partition

Updating a partition can be also be done using this command. This command must be executed on the current active node for the partition.

administrator servicename=B update partition names="XX"