Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 17:20:48 -0600 From: Gary Gatten <Ggatten@waddell.com> To: 'Adam Vande More' <amvandemore@gmail.com>, Jeff Whitman <JWhitman@jwnetsource.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Swap Space Message-ID: <19331_1294269649_4D24FCD1_19331_11348_1_D9B37353831173459FDAA836D3B43499A7AF90D4@WADPMBXV0.waddell.com> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTi=GUjG510LvuO==3aaPbFYt5FRf_QyVR8J8v2Tz@mail.gmail.com> References: <009b01cbad28$883d31c0$98b79540$@com> <AANLkTi=GUjG510LvuO==3aaPbFYt5FRf_QyVR8J8v2Tz@mail.gmail.com>
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> I will be installing 8.1 on a Dell Poweredge 2850, with dual 3 GHz XEON > processors and 6GB RAM. > > What is the recommended swap space? > > > I'm finding conflicting data on this. Some say 0, some say 1 times RAM, > others say stay with 2 x RAM. > Definitely not 0, but 2x would probably be way too much IMO. 4 - 6 GB should be enough for most use cases. Correct me if I'm wrong, but if necessary one could add (and activate) a se= condary / additional swap file if necessary without rebooting. So maybe st= art with a few gig and add an additional swap file if necessary? <font size=3D"1"> <div style=3D'border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0i= n 0in 1.0pt 0in'> </div> "This email is intended to be reviewed by only the intended recipient and may contain information that is privileged and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, use, dissemination, disclosure or copying of this email and its attachments, if any, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender by return email and delete this email from your system." </font>
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