Hi list,
I have a machine with: dual processor AMD 64 bits, 4
GB RAM and 2 HDs SCSI 73 GB.
How can I configure the swap area ? Is It recommended
to configure
swap area in both HDs ?? How large ??
Aguiar
On Fri, Dec 16, 2005 at 09:33:57AM -0300, Aguiar Magalhaes wrote:
I have a machine with: dual processor AMD 64 bits, 4
GB RAM and 2 HDs SCSI 73 GB.
How can I configure the swap area ?
If you haven't completed the install, make the swap during the
install when you configure the disks. If
Will Maier wrote:
On Fri, Dec 16, 2005 at 09:33:57AM -0300, Aguiar Magalhaes wrote:
Is It recommended to configure swap area in both HDs ??
I don't see the point -- swap is where pages that don't fit in your
real memory go. It's less optimal than real memory in terms of
latency, but
Will Maier wrote:
On Fri, Dec 16, 2005 at 09:33:57AM -0300, Aguiar Magalhaes wrote:
Is It recommended to configure swap area in both HDs ??
I don't see the point -- swap is where pages that don't fit in your
real memory go. It's less optimal than real memory in terms of
latency, but I
This is contrary to the usual advice which is to split swap across disks
AFAIK. I've never done any benchmarks, but my gut feeling would be that if
the disks were on separate controllers, and if the machine did swap regularly
then two swap partitions would be beneficial. Even on the same
