Consider the following situations when designing and working with partitions:
Partitions cannot connect non-Unicode-mode databases to Unicode-mode databases.
For transparent and replicated (but not linked) partitions, the application mode of both ends of the partitions must be the same—either Unicode mode or non-Unicode mode.
Partitions across Unicode-mode databases can be administered by Unicode-mode clients; for example, Administration Services or MaxL scripts executed in Administration Services Console.
Non-Unicode-mode outlines containing multibyte characters cannot be synchronized by Unicode-mode clients, such as Administration Services and MaxL scripts. You can, however, use a client that is not Unicode-enabled or a non-Unicode mode client, such as MaxL Shell (essmsh).