On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 1:23 PM, fluxbox <[email protected]> wrote: > Gurus, > > My dedicated server (debian4) is currently hosted off-shore. My initial > configuration was 1GB swap partition then the rest (119GB) is /. Due to > demand on resources I would like to expand or add size to my swap to at > least 32GB.
Increasing the swap file to more than 2 Gb will not do you any good. It can even decrease performance. The purpose of the swap file is to extend memory storage. It is helpful when it is small but when it gets bigger its just like you are reading the data for the first time from the hard drive. Think of the swap as a stock room. It is easier to access things inside it because it is small. But if you increase its size (like a warehouse) you lose your advantage. It would almost take the same amount of time to get the data from it. It is just like you are getting the data from the warehouse. Holden
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