Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2001 22:40:13 -0400 From: "Andrew C. Hornback" <achornback@worldnet.att.net> To: "default" <default013subscriptions@hotmail.com>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: ideal swap partition space... Message-ID: <00bf01c14fa2$8e502d80$6600000a@columbia> In-Reply-To: <OE44wbymh2v8nBmiZDu0000a388@hotmail.com>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of default > Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2001 6:15 AM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: ideal swap partition space... > > Hi, > > I'm curious about setting up the amount of space for the swap partition... > is there any ideal amount for FreeBSD? Or is it dependant on the size/type > of hard drive & other hardware that one has? If so, is there any kind of > equasion or theory behind determining what is the best amount to > provide for > the best performance? > > Is there such a thing as a swap partition that is too large? Personally, I carry things over from my Microsoft days and create a swap partition four times the size of the physical memory in the box. This may be overkill, and (diversionary tactic against flames) perhaps I like it that way? I'd say that the minimum swap size would be the same size as the physical memory in the box. That way you can save the dump if the machine locks. --- Andy To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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