Very Computer

1. Adding swap space using 'swap -a' command ?

Greetings,

I am using SCO OpenServer 5.0.4 on a compaq prolian 4500 server. The
initial swap space setup is too small. I want to increase the swap
space.

I first create a directory say '/hotswap' and inside the hotswap
directory, I created a empty file called 'swapfile2'. I then make the
file swapfile2 act as a swap space
using :
              swap -a /hotswap/swapfile2 65536

When I used 'swap -l' to list the current swap space, it appears to have
added to the system. But when I check the system disk space, it appear
to be the same as before the swap file is added to the system.

path                                        swaplo    block        free
block
=========================================
/dev/swap                  1,41            0        196668      186790
/hotswap/swapfile2     76,1            0        65536        65536

Can someone tell if I done it correctly?  If not, how should I do it ?

Thank in advance

Eric Chin

2. Solaris 10

3. swap space descrepancy between top and 'swap'

4. Questions about Linux

5. plenty of swap space, but keep receiving error "swap space limit exceeded"

6. Multiple Dial-in Modems?

7. Try to mount a seocn SWAP space-- error" unable to find swap space signature"

8. Anonymous FTP

9. Is swap space in SCO only swap space or is it consider virtual memory

10. Allocated swap space versus used swap space

11. Determining process swap space/mem utilization with 'ps' and 'pstat' listings

12. Linux Swap Space mini-HOWTO (part 1/1)