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From: terry@jgaltstl.UUCP (terry linhardt)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: out of swap space??
Summary: How does one calculate demand?
Message-ID: <456@jgaltstl.UUCP>
Date: 28 Apr 91 01:41:15 GMT
References: <1991Apr23.214037.16410@netcom.COM+ <1434@loki.une.oz.au+ <306@raysnec.UUCP+
Organization: The Lafayette Group, St. Louis, MO.
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In article <306@raysnec.UUCP+, shwake@raysnec.UUCP (Ray Shwake) writes:
+ +	As a general rule for reasonable performace 2 to 3 times your real
+ +memory ie. 16 to 24Mb swap for 8Mb ram
+ 
+ 	While this may be the optimum in a given case, as a rule of thumb it
+ 	lacks logic. It implies that, when increasing memory one should also
+ 	increase swap, which is nonsense.

I would agree with this
+ 
+ 
+ 	This gets closer to a logical connection. Note your maximum
+ 	anticipated demand. A reasonable fraction of that (say 1/4 - 1/2)
        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
 
 And how does one calculate anticipated demand?

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