sp_db_increased_partitions

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Enables or disables support for up to 15,000 partitions for the specified database. This procedure applies only to SQL Server 2008 SP2 and higher versions and SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 and higher versions. For more information, see Support for 15,000 Partitions in SQL Server 2008 SP2 and SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1.

Support for 15,000 partitions is available by default in SQL Server 2012. Do not use this stored procedure for SQL Server 2012.

Important

This feature will be removed in a future version of Microsoft SQL Server. Avoid using this feature in new development work, and plan to modify applications that currently use this feature.

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Syntax

sp_dp_increased_partitions 
[ @dbname ] = 'database_name' 
[ , [ @increased_partitions = ] 'increased_partitions' ] [;]

Arguments

  • [ @dbname= ] 'database_name'
    Is the name of the database. dbname is sysname with a default value of NULL. If dbname is not specified, the current database is used.

  • [ @increased\_partitions= ] 'increased_partitions'
    Enables or disables support for 15,000 partitions on the specified database. increased_partitions is varchar(6) with a default of NULL. Accepted values are 'ON' or 'TRUE' to enable support and 'OFF' or 'FALSE' to disable support. If increased_partitions is not specified, the procedure returns 1 to indicate support is enabled for the specified database or 0 to indicate support is disabled.

Return Code Values

0 (success) or 1 (failure)

Permissions

Requires ALTER DATABASE permission on the specified database.