The Art of SQL Server FILESTREAM - Red Gate Software

Chapter 2: Getting Started with FILESTREAMNow we'll create a partitioned table. The script in Listing 2-25 creates a new version ofthe Items table with three partitions. (Remember that the aim of this script is to create aFILESTREAM table with three partitions for demonstration purposes; the way this table ispartitioned does not make much business sense.)-- Create partition functionCREATE PARTITION FUNCTIONItemPartitionFn (INT)AS RANGE RIGHT FOR VALUES (1, 2) ;-- Create partition scheme for ItemIDCREATE PARTITION SCHEMEItemPartitionSchAS PARTITION ItemPartitionFn ALL TO ([PRIMARY]) ;-- Create partition scheme for FILESTREAMCREATE PARTITION SCHEMEItemFSPartitionSchAS PARTITION ItemPartitionFn ALL TO (Northpole_fs) ;-- Create Item table with FILESTREAM columnCREATE TABLE Items(ItemGUID UNIQUEIDENTIFIER ROWGUIDCOLNOT NULLUNIQUE ON [PRIMARY] ,ItemID INT ,ItemName VARCHAR(50) ,ItemImage VARBINARY(MAX) FILESTREAM)ON ItemPartitionSch(ItemID) FILESTREAM_ON ItemFSPartitionSch ;GOListing 2-25:Creating a FILESTREAM table with PARTITION.After running the script, if we return to the FILESTREAM data container, there are threenew folders; one for each partition in the Items table (Figure 2-8).82