Difference between revisions of "Add volume as a SWAP memory"
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| − | '''Run lsblk to check new volume, it will appear as /dev/xvdf on instance.''' | + | '''1. Run lsblk to check new volume, it will appear as /dev/xvdf on instance.''' |
$ lsblk | $ lsblk | ||
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| − | '''Set up the swap area''' | + | '''2. Set up the swap area''' |
$ sudo mkswap /dev/xvdf | $ sudo mkswap /dev/xvdf | ||
| − | '''Enable swap''' | + | '''3. Enable swap''' |
$ sudo swapon /dev/xvdf | $ sudo swapon /dev/xvdf | ||
| − | '''Make this swap setting persist by adding following line in /etc/fstab''' | + | '''4. Make this swap setting persist by adding following line in /etc/fstab''' |
$ sudo nano /etc/fstab | $ sudo nano /etc/fstab | ||
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/dev/xvdf none swap sw 0 0 | /dev/xvdf none swap sw 0 0 | ||
| − | '''Check swap space''' | + | |
| + | '''5. Check swap space''' | ||
$ sudo swapon --show | $ sudo swapon --show | ||
Latest revision as of 08:04, 26 October 2021
1. Run lsblk to check new volume, it will appear as /dev/xvdf on instance.
$ lsblk
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
xvda 202:0 0 256G 0 disk
└─xvda1 202:1 0 256G 0 part /
xvdf 202:80 0 32G 0 disk
2. Set up the swap area
$ sudo mkswap /dev/xvdf
3. Enable swap
$ sudo swapon /dev/xvdf
4. Make this swap setting persist by adding following line in /etc/fstab
$ sudo nano /etc/fstab
/dev/xvdf none swap sw 0 0
5. Check swap space
$ sudo swapon --show
NAME TYPE SIZE USED PRIO
/dev/xvdf partition 32G 279.9M -1
