On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 12:18 PM, debu --- Debajit kataki <debajitkataki@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I had a pretty old untouched server for a long time, which i thought to > bring back to production. But what i saw was it had no swap at all. > > > I crated two LVM of 2GB each, mkfs -t ext3 lvm, mkswap and a swapon. is not > showing me that it is currently being used, even when the entire memorey got > exhausted. > > Any pointer/advuce guys? Am I missing something? > > Regards > ~debu > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > Gents: Create you swap using fdisk first. Make sure you use filesystem type number 82 like Stephen said. If you are using LVM, perform the normal steps. Then, do a mkswap on your logical partiton. If you need more detailed stepps, send me an email. -- Ezra Taylor -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list