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Linux add swap

Postby kakanakov » Sat May 14, 2011 9:42 am

Procedure to add a swap file

You need to use dd command to create swapfile. Next you need to use mkswap command to set up a Linux swap area on a device or in a file.

a) Login as the root user

b) Type following command to create 512MB swap file (1024 * 512MB = 524288 block size):
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# dd if=/dev/zero of=/swapfile1 bs=1024 count=524288


c) Set up a Linux swap area:
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# mkswap /swapfile1


d) Activate /swapfile1 swap space immediately:
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# swapon /swapfile1


e) To activate /swapfile1 after Linux system reboot, add entry to /etc/fstab file. Open this file using text editor such as vi:
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# vi /etc/fstab


Append following line:
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/swapfile1 swap swap defaults 0 0


So next time Linux comes up after reboot, it enables the new swap file for you automatically.

g) How do I verify swap is activated or not?
Simply use free command:
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$ free -m
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