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Create partitions

You must first create partitions to assign them to nodes and associate it with queues.

You must enable node labels on a cluster before you create a partition. For more information, see Enable node labels on a cluster.
  1. In Cloudera Manager, select the Clusters > YARN Queue Manager UI service. A graphical queue hierarchy is displayed in the Overview tab.
  2. Click the Partitions tab.
  3. Click +Create. The Create Partition dialog box is displayed.
  4. Add a name for the partition in Partition Name.
  5. Select Exclusive or Non-Exclusive node label type under Partition Type. For information about Exclusive or Non-Exclusive partition type, see Configure Partitions.
  6. Select one or more unassigned nodes listed under Unassigned Nodes and click the < arrow button to move it under Assigned Nodes to assign it to the partition. You can also search or filter the nodes using the regular expression.
  7. Click Save.