The Numeric Distribution Partition defines a partition for a numeric distribution algorithm.
A partition for a numeric distribution algorithm has two parameters: a lower bound and an upper bound. When a distribution attribute value is within the range of the numeric partition then the target entry is located in the partition. Note that the distribution attribute type is defined by the numeric distribution algorithm. For example, the numeric distribution algorithm says that the distribution attribute is the 'uid' and the current partition bounds are [0-1000000]. So an entry with uid=100 is stored in that partition while the entry with uid=2000000 is not.
Each configuration property can be mapped to a specific LDAP attribute under the "cn=config" entry. The mappings that follow are provided for information only. In general, you should avoid changing the server configuration by manipulating the LDAP attributes directly.