On Wed, 2010-08-18 at 11:37 +0000, JB wrote: > Sam Varshavchik <mrsam <at> courier-mta.com> writes: > > > > > I'll probably have a new server with 16 gigs of RAM on the way, soon. > > > > With this amount of RAM being sufficient, do I really need a swap partition > > set up? I do understand that a swap partition is needed for hibernation, but > > this server does not need to hibernate. > > > > It is a matter of having it ready when you need it. > Even if you may think you do not need it, a software installation may check for > it. > > Example: > 2.1.2 Server Component Swap Space Requirements > Table 2 Swap Space Requirements for Oracle Database XE Server 10g > Your Computer's RAM Swap Space Needed > Between 0 and 256 megabytes 3 times the size of RAM > Between 256 and 512 megabytes 2 times the size of RAM > 512 megabytes and greater 1024 megabytes "swap space" != "swap partition". If it matters you can always create a swap file when needed. poc -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
