Rule of thumb I use is start with 2x virtual machine size and add 32M. Watch swap utilization over time, and adjust to 2x avg utilization + 32M based on 10-14 days worth of averages. Continue to adjust as needed.
-- db > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > James Melin > Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 12:37 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: VDSK Swap - allocation size? > > > My VM guy gave me 128,000 1K blocks of VDSK swap. I feel this > is excessive, > especial when you take it out to 7 VM guests. I understand > that VM only > uses as much of the allocation as is needed but I was > wondering what most > people are defining this as? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
