Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:32:37 -0500 From: Tom Worster <fsb@thefsb.org> To: FreeBSD <freebsd@optiksecurite.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SOLVED: Simple swap question Message-ID: <C57144E5.6CE8%fsb@thefsb.org> In-Reply-To: <494BBFCA.5060305@optiksecurite.com>
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On 12/19/08 10:37 AM, "FreeBSD" <freebsd@optiksecurite.com> wrote: > Because this server is monitored by Nagios and it emails me every hour a > warning because the swap is not 100% free (I know it's pretty extreme, > but I want to know if the system is swapping). if a swap space is available and swapping not turned off, it seems reasonable to expect the OS to use it as it sees fit. rather than trying to tinker with the kernel's swapping policy on the fly every time you get a warning, perhaps think about either telling nagios not to worry about it or don't use swapping. i'd go with the former. but you say you want to ensure that swap doesn't get used -- so maybe get rid of the swap slice?
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