SUN Solaris 2.6 - Increase swap space 1

[ob1knobe]

How do I safely increase the swap space on the above referenced system? How can I be sure I won't delete or corrupt the data that is there, without backing up to a peripheral drive?<br>
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I'm a novice, so the more detail the better.<br>
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Thank You!

 

[OpenSys]

ok, no worries,

first of all check your swap space with
1. &quot;swap -l&quot;
2. su to root (if not already)
3. do a man on 'mkfile' to be sure you have all your options you ever wanted.
4. issue &quot;mkfile (size required) (filename)&quot;
5. issue &quot;swap -a (pathname)&quot; this adds the swap file
you MUST use an absolute path name
6. &quot;swap -l&quot; to confirm the new swap addition

you can delete it with the &quot;swap -d&quot; command

hope it helps,
[sig][/sig]

 

[OpenSys]

oops.. just a quick note, not wishing to teach you to suck eggs but obviously if you want it mounted at boot, the /etc/vfstab will also need to be updated... [sig][/sig]