[ale] Low memory system

[Charles Marcus]

My understanding is, the RAM X 2 standard only applies up to about 256MB of
swap - after that, it is wasted disk space.  So, if your compiter has more
than 128MB of RAM, just use 256MB of swap.

Charles

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Fowler [mailto:cfowler at outpostsentinel.com]
> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 2:13 PM
> To: bdowd at DentFirst.com
> Cc: ale at ale.org
> Subject: RE: [ale] Low memory system
>
>
> That was the case for DB servers.  I'm running squid on this El Cheapo
> machine
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bdowd at DentFirst.com [mailto:bdowd at DentFirst.com]
> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 2:12 PM
> To: Chris Fowler
> Subject: Re: [ale] Low memory system
>
>
> I've heard that the optimum swap size is RAM x 2
> which would make your swap space very far from optimal.
> Don't know if that rumor is true...just food for thought.
> -brian
>
> > I have a server with 16mb ram and 300mb swap.  It appears
> to not swap
> > correctly and things get hosed when it reaches around 20mb
> swap.  How can
> I
> > best tune /proc/sys/vm/freepages to corectly swap in this
> environment?  I
> > need this system to remain up.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Chris Fowler
> >
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