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From: mark@loki.une.oz.au (Mark Garrett )
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: out of swap space??
Message-ID: <1434@loki.une.oz.au>
Date: 24 Apr 91 05:07:55 GMT
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From article <1991Apr23.214037.16410@netcom.COM>, by aed@netcom.COM (Andrew Davidson):
> HOW BIG SHOULD MY SWAP BE? I have 8megs of ram
	As a general rule for reasonable performace 2 to 3 times your real
memory ie. 16 to 24Mb swap for 8Mb ram
	What your should be doing however is have a look at the amount of
swap that your system requires and buy 1/2 to 1/3 that much ram. ie. its no
good haveing 24Mb swap if your average demand is >= 24Mb . 
	I have a DEC VAX with 32Mb ram and 64Mb swap interleaved across
to drives. If you have more than one drive it should help haveing the swap
split across them in this way.

> 
> ARE THERE ANY TOOLS TO HELP ME MANAGE / MONITOR MY SWAP SPACE?
	Dont now bout sysv386, there is for BSD so sysv should have them ?
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