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'''Run lsblk to check new volume, it will appear as /dev/xvdf on instance.'''
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'''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'''
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'''2. Set up the swap area'''
  
 
$ sudo mkswap /dev/xvdf
 
$ sudo mkswap /dev/xvdf
  
  
'''Enable swap'''
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'''3. Enable swap'''
  
 
$ sudo swapon /dev/xvdf
 
$ sudo swapon /dev/xvdf
  
  
'''Make this swap setting persist by adding following line in /etc/fstab'''
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'''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'''
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'''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