Create new swap file to Linux

Posted on by Osama Mustafa in Operating system
to add new swap file to Linux just follow the below steps , in my case i will add 32GB and i am not using LVM :-

  • just create file by the below command :-
    • touch /new.swap
  • Write on the file :-
    •  dd if=/dev/zero of=/new.swap bs=1024 count=33554432
  • Format the file :-
    • mkswap /new.swap
  • Add the file to the system as a swap file.
    • swapon /new.swap
  • finally add it to fstab :-
    • /new.swap none swap sw 0 0
Thanks
Osama

Published by Osama Mustafa

Osama Mustafa has progressive experience in Oracle Products, community. He recently served as Oracle Database Administrator. Provide Database Implementation Solutions, High Availability Solution, Infrastructure and Storage Planning, Install, Configure, Implement and manage Oracle E-Business Suite environments. Architect, build and support highly-available Oracle EBS, Database and Fusion Middleware environments including appropriate reporting, Installs, configures, upgrades, tunes, and maintains production, development and test databases.

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