drop table if exists max_parts_in_total;
create table max_parts_in_total (x UInt64) ENGINE = MergeTree PARTITION BY x ORDER BY x SETTINGS max_parts_in_total = 10;

INSERT INTO max_parts_in_total SELECT number FROM numbers(10);
SELECT 1;
INSERT INTO max_parts_in_total SELECT 123; -- { serverError 252 }

drop table max_parts_in_total;