There is times; you have to use especially when you deal with SAP/ORACLE applications. One of my SAP - ERP implementation, the system has to use 32GB swap with 16 GB of RAM. "Double the RAM" may use for a "Desktop" system and it's NOT always true for a 3 GB or more On 9/13/07, Manuel Arostegui Ramirez <manuel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > El Miércoles, 12 de Septiembre de 2007 19:26, Esquivel, Vicente escribió: > > Is it still recommended that your swap space be twice the size of the > > RAM you have on a server? I mean is it practical to setup 32GB of swap > > space when you have 16GB of RAM on a server? Seems like a lot of swap > > space to setup and have there not really being used but I could be > > missing something. > > > > Of course not. That rule is not THE RULE is just and advice, if you think > you're gonna use the 100% of your RAM, well....that should not be normal, > you > would have a problem, 16GB God... > > I don't know for what are you going to use that server and the amount of > memory you plan to use, but 16GB seems to be too much. > > Maybe you can have 2GB of SWAP and if, for whatever reason, you need more, > you > can just set up a swap file using dd and stuff... > > Hope this helps > Manuel > > > -- > Manuel Arostegui Ramirez. > > Electronic Mail is not secure, may not be read every day, and should not > be used for urgent or sensitive issues. > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- ~O_0~ ~sagar http://vipinsagar.net ...i've to look back when i heard a gong! i could only see a huge cobweb and its shining, just got wonder, what the time it was…5AgAr -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subjecthttps://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
