Transparent Partitions and Port Usage

One port is used for every unique user and machine combination. If a user defines several transparent partitions on one server, using the same user name, then only one port is occupied.

In a transparent partition, when a user (user1) drills into an area in the target that accesses source data, user1 is using the user name declared in the partition definition (partition user) to access the data from the source database. This access causes the use of an additional port because different users (user1 and partition user) are connecting to the application.

If a second user (user2) connects to the target database and drills down to access source data, user2 also uses the user name declared in the partition definition (partition user). Because the partition user is already connected to the source database, an additional port is not needed for the partition user, as long as user2 is accessing the same source database.