Monday, 16 December 2013

How to create the Swap partion after instalation in Red Hat linux

Hello friends I am Deepak saini again and now i am try to explain swap partion or How to create the swap partion  in Red Hat Linux

Now We are starts :) :)

Swap :- Swap is a partion which is used when RAM is full. When ram is full then data stores like RAM in the swap partion. And We are always create the swap partion double of the RAM on servers.

How to check the  Swap partion.
 Syntax :- free -k

Here we use also -k for kilo bytes,-m fro mega bytes and -g for gigabytes.


How to create Swap Partion

Setup 1 :-  Make a new partion with the help of fdisk command if you are not know about this then read here .


Setup 2 :- Change the Hexcode of the partion which one your are cretated  with the help of fdisk . -t is the
                 option to change the hexcode .If you confuse the -h for help here you find the -t then use it 


Setup 3 :- Update the kernel for partions
               Syntax :-  partx -a /dev/sda/


Setup 4 :-  Format the partion for swap.
                Syntax :- mkswap /dev/sda5

               plese mention the partion be carefully because which partion you give here that partion become
               swap.

Setup  5 :- Now the time to mount the swap partion
                  Syntax :- swapon /dev/sda5
                  here you also check the partion name carefully


Setup 6 :- Now you check the your partion is working or not .
                 Syntax :- cat /proc/swaps 

Now your swap partion is created . :) :) its to easy 

 :- How to mount permanently swap partion
  In the start we are mount the swap partion not permanently if our system is restart then partion is clear.
  So we are mount the partion permanently

Syntax :- vim /etc/fstab


      In this file we are enter the partion name mounting point and type of partion then we are mount the partion permanently.

Now we are update the kernel with the command mount -a for mounting partions.
syntax :- mount -a 

thanks for reading and sorry for my R.I.P english :) _/\_ Ram Ram Ji fir milege

     


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