I really need to read ALL my email before answering questions.... > >> Is there any thing in either VM or linux that would make the use >> of multiple V-DISK swap spaces better or worse than a single one? >> >> I don't mean just one versus two but more on the order of >> ten 100 meg. swap areas versus one 1 gig. swap area. Or even >> something like ten 50 meg. areas vs. one 500 meg. area. > >Yes, there is. Look out for a Redbook that shows you real soon :-) >Writing the full story in mail would spoil the day of most on the >list, of my residency leader, and of myself. So just a few points. > > >So if you're serious about this, we would recommend multiple VDISKs with >*different* priority. That makes Linux use free blocks in the first one >before using the next one. Sizes depend on your workload and the usage >pattern of your swap disk. You might for example double the size of each >level of swap disk, and have the first as large as your virtual machine. >Your favorite peformance measurement tool can report how much of the >VDISK is being referenced, and where it resides. That should assist you >in reviewing the results of your planning. > >Rob
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