[ILUG-BOM] Swap space

[Erle Pereira]

On Sun, 22 Jul 2001 17:56:14 +0530, linuxers at mm.ilug-bom.org.in 
wrote:
>Is SWAP = 2 x RAM a thumb rule?
>Why do I need 512MB swap for 256MB RAM?

>I work on 64MB RAM + 128MB swap < 256MB!
>Any lower limit?

Home PC  or server ?

	at home i run 128MB ram, 70MB swap. my avg. swap usage < 15MB.
when deciding how much swap space ... dont over do it !!
look at what u intend to use the m/c for .
ive read that 2xRAM .. rule. often .. although safe... at times 
rather unecessary ... it more a safety margin. ( if U run short ... 
ur in  trouble !!! )

C'ya
Erle.