I concur. Buy more ram, it shouldn't be expensive. You will see a performance gain. Good luck!
John Osena, RHCT, NCLP Linux Registered User # 374301 Domains only P500/year at web.com.ph --- On Mon, 7/6/09, Holden Hao <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Holden Hao <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [plug] Bigger SWAP File/Partition on Hosted Dedicated Machine > To: "Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List" > <[email protected]> > Received: Monday, July 6, 2009, 2:09 PM > 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 > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
