Hi, >> I'm running software RAID on 9.0. I would like ask what's the best way of >> setting the swap partition? I currently have two swap partitions of >> identical (not mirrored) setup on both drives. I heard mirroring swap is >> waste of time. > > you heard right. Best set up is this: > > X = total RAM * 2, rounded up to the nearest gig > > DISK1: > Partition 1 of size X/3 > Partition 2 = remaining capacity > DISK2: > Partition 1 of size X/3 > Partition 2 = remaining capacity > DISK3: > Partition 1 of size X/3 > Partition 2 = remaining capacity
So it is a good practice to setup multiple swap partitions on different drives. LM knows how make best use of it? Regards, Norman
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