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Server Partitions |
  
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Server Partitions |
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The ImageServer supports configuring virtual partitions. These partitions can best be described as "virtual servers" within the ImageServer. A partition is associated with a specific Application Entity Title and listen port. Any incoming DICOM SOP Instances sent to a specific partition can only be seen when querying against that partition. The partitions all share the same filesystems, services, and database.
There are many possible use cases for partitions, including:
| • | Segmenting/storing DICOM data by site in a multi-site institution. |
| • | Keeping research studies separated from clinical data. |
| • | Keeping teaching studies separated from clinical data. |
| • | Keeping imported data separated from standard clinical data for reconciliation purposes. |
Throughout the ImageServer Web GUI, separate tabs are defined for information that is specific to a partition. The rules engine defines rules for each partition, so one partition can be configured to archive data, and another partition can be configured in temporary cache mode. This provides for a wide range of flexibility when deploying the ImageServer.