https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/extend-a-swap/m-p/5309883#M475403 <P>Thanks . I understood.</P><P># swapinfo -tam<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mb&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mb&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mb&nbsp;&nbsp; PCT&nbsp; START/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mb<BR />TYPE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; AVAIL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; USED&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FREE&nbsp; USED&nbsp;&nbsp; LIMIT RESERVE&nbsp; PRI&nbsp; NAME<BR />dev&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8192&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8192&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0%&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1&nbsp; /dev/vg00/lvol2<BR />dev&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8192&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8192&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0%&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2&nbsp; /dev/vg00/addiswap<BR />reserve&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp; 16384&nbsp; -16384<BR />memory&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 31121&nbsp;&nbsp; 18852&nbsp;&nbsp; 12269&nbsp;&nbsp; 61%<BR />total&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 47505&nbsp;&nbsp; 35236&nbsp;&nbsp; 12269&nbsp;&nbsp; 74%&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -<BR />le85odb1:/ #</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>lvol2 is priority 1</P><P>(lv)addiswap is priority 2</P><P>so i think (lv)thirdswap prority as 3 would be the order.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I didnt quite understood this line "The priority value is the opposite of the choice order"<BR />Does that mean swap with priority 1 would be used only after swap&nbsp; with priority 2 is fully consumed?</P> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:07:47 GMT silusan 2011-08-23T16:07:47Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/extend-a-swap/m-p/5309525#M475386 <P>Hi</P><P>Primary swap is 8GB</P><P>added a sec swap of 8Gb(this entry is there in fstab) a few months back</P><P>now if i want o increase swap again...</P><P>then do I need to create a new lv and add it?</P><P>or can i lvextend the secondary swap? Thanks.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>VG00 has enough space..to add/create LVs etc</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P># swapinfo -tam<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mb&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mb&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mb&nbsp;&nbsp; PCT&nbsp; START/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mb<BR />TYPE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; AVAIL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; USED&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FREE&nbsp; USED&nbsp;&nbsp; LIMIT RESERVE&nbsp; PRI&nbsp; NAME<BR />dev&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8192&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8192&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0%&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1&nbsp; /dev/vg00/lvol2<BR />dev&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8192&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8192&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0%&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2&nbsp; /dev/vg00/sec_swap<BR />reserve&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp; 16384&nbsp; -16384<BR />memory&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 46705&nbsp;&nbsp; 19962&nbsp;&nbsp; 26743&nbsp;&nbsp; 43%<BR />total&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 63089&nbsp;&nbsp; 36346&nbsp;&nbsp; 26743&nbsp;&nbsp; 58%&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -<BR />#</P> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:56:01 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/extend-a-swap/m-p/5309525#M475386 silusan 2011-08-23T11:56:01Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/extend-a-swap/m-p/5309543#M475387 <P>Hi:</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>You can extend your secondary swap as long as you have immediately adjacent, free physical extents such that the 'contiguous' property is maintained for the logical volume.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Otherwise, add a new logical volume as swap.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Regards!</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>...JRF...</P> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:04:59 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/extend-a-swap/m-p/5309543#M475387 James R. Ferguson 2011-08-23T12:04:59Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/extend-a-swap/m-p/5309569#M475388 <P>Good point indeed.</P><P>Please let me know how to determine If i have such <STRONG>Contiguous space. Thank you</STRONG></P> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:21:33 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/extend-a-swap/m-p/5309569#M475388 silusan 2011-08-23T12:21:33Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/extend-a-swap/m-p/5309583#M475389 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><a href="https://community.hpe.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1224139">@silusan</a> wrote:<BR /><P>Good point indeed.</P><P>Please let me know how to determine If i have such <STRONG>Contiguous space. Thank you</STRONG></P><HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Hi (again):</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>The output of 'pvdisplay -v &lt;device&gt;' will show you the distribution of used (current) and free extents.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Regards!</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>...JRF...</P> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:36:58 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/extend-a-swap/m-p/5309583#M475389 James R. Ferguson 2011-08-23T12:36:58Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/extend-a-swap/m-p/5309625#M475390 <P>JRF..</P><P>What&nbsp;I understand is....</P><P>55 PEs are free between sec swap LV and some other LV(lv10).</P><P>&nbsp;PEs from 968 till 1023 are free.</P><P>PE size is 64MB</P><P>55PE x 64MB = 3520MB</P><P>sec swap can be extended by just 3520MB as a contiguos space.</P><P>If I want 8Gb addidtional swap..then i think i need to create a new LV.</P><P>Please suggest..thanks</P><P><BR />vgdisplay -v vg00 gives:<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; LV Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/vg00/addiswap<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; LV Status&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; available/syncd<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; LV Size (Mbytes)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8192<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; Current LE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 128<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; Allocated PE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 256<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; Used PV&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2</P><P><BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; --- Physical volumes ---<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; PV Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/disk/disk14_p2<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; PV Status&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; available<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; Total PE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4456<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; Free PE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3352<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; Autoswitch&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; Proactive Polling&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp; PV Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/disk/disk17_p2<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; PV Status&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; available<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; Total PE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4456<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; Free PE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3352<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; Autoswitch&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; Proactive Polling&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On</P><P><BR />:/ #</P><P>:/ # pvdisplay -v /dev/disk/disk14_p2|more<BR />--- Physical volumes ---<BR />PV Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/disk/disk14_p2<BR />VG Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/vg00<BR />PV Status&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; available<BR />Allocatable&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; yes<BR />VGDA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2<BR />Cur LV&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 12<BR />PE Size (Mbytes)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 64<BR />Total PE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4456<BR />Free PE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3352<BR />Allocated PE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1104<BR />Stale PE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0<BR />IO Timeout (Seconds)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; default<BR />Autoswitch&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On<BR />Proactive Polling&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp; --- Distribution of physical volume ---<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; LV Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; LE of LV&nbsp; PE for LV<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/vg00/lvol1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 24&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 24<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/vg00/lvol2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 128&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 128<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/vg00/lvol3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 96&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 96<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/vg00/lvol4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/vg00/lvol5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 104&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 104<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/vg00/lvol6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 64&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 64<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/vg00/lvol7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 72&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 72<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/vg00/lvol8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 128&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 128<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/vg00/lvol9&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 256&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 256<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/vg00/osmf&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 24&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 24<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/vg00/lvol10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 72&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 72<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/vg00/addiswap&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 128&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 128</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp; --- Physical extents ---<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; PE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Status&nbsp;&nbsp; LV&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; LE<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; 00000 current&nbsp; /dev/vg00/lvol1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00000<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; 00001 current&nbsp; /dev/vg00/lvol1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00001<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; 00002 current&nbsp; /dev/vg00/lvol1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00002<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; ....<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; 00011 current&nbsp; /dev/vg00/lvol1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00011<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; 00012 current&nbsp; /dev/vg00/lvol1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00012<BR />....</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00839 current&nbsp; /dev/vg00/osmf&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00023<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; 00840 current&nbsp; /dev/vg00/addiswap&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00000<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; 00841 current&nbsp; /dev/vg00/addiswap&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00001<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; 00842 current&nbsp; /dev/vg00/addiswap&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00002<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; ....<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; 00861 current&nbsp; /dev/vg00/addiswap&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00021<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; 00862 current&nbsp; /dev/vg00/addiswap&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00022<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; 00863 current&nbsp; /dev/vg00/addiswap&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00023<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; 00864 current&nbsp; /dev/vg00/addiswap&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00024<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; 00865 current&nbsp; /dev/vg00/addiswap&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00025<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; 00866 current&nbsp; /dev/vg00/addiswap&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00026<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; 00867 current&nbsp; /dev/vg00/addiswap&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00027<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; 00868 current&nbsp; /dev/vg00/addiswap&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00028<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; ....<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; 00885 current&nbsp; /dev/vg00/addiswap&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00045<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; 00886 current&nbsp; /dev/vg00/addiswap&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00046<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; ....<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; 00957 current&nbsp; /dev/vg00/addiswap&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00117<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; 00958 current&nbsp; /dev/vg00/addiswap&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00118<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; ....<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; 00966 current&nbsp; /dev/vg00/addiswap&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00126<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; 00967 current&nbsp; /dev/vg00/addiswap&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00127<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; 00968 free&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00000<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; 00969 free&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00000<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ....<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; 01020 free&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00000<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; 01021 free&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00000<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; 01022 free&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00000<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; 01023 free&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00000<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; 01024 current&nbsp; /dev/vg00/lvol10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00000<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; 01025 current&nbsp; /dev/vg00/lvol10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00001<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; 01026 current&nbsp; /dev/vg00/lvol10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00002<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; 01027 current&nbsp; /dev/vg00/lvol10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00003<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; 01028 current&nbsp; /dev/vg00/lvol10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 00004</P> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:19:06 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/extend-a-swap/m-p/5309625#M475390 silusan 2011-08-23T13:19:06Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/extend-a-swap/m-p/5309645#M475392 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><a href="https://community.hpe.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1224139">@silusan</a> wrote:<BR /><BR /><P>If I want 8Gb addidtional swap..then i think i need to create a new LV.</P><BR /><HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Yes, that is what I would do.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Regards!</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>...JRF...</P> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:29:56 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/extend-a-swap/m-p/5309645#M475392 James R. Ferguson 2011-08-23T13:29:56Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/extend-a-swap/m-p/5309707#M475396 <P>would it be</P><P>swapon -p&nbsp;<STRONG>3</STRONG> /dev/vg00/third_swap</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>(after creating an LV ..for say 8GB)</P> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:59:13 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/extend-a-swap/m-p/5309707#M475396 silusan 2011-08-23T13:59:13Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/extend-a-swap/m-p/5309743#M475399 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><a href="https://community.hpe.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1224139">@silusan</a> wrote:<BR /><P>would it be</P><P>swapon -p&nbsp;<STRONG>3</STRONG> /dev/vg00/third_swap</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>(after creating an LV ..for say 8GB)</P><HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Hi:</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>The swap priority given that all of the swap devices are on the same volume group can be argued two ways.&nbsp; Swap devices of equal priority cause swap to interleave between/among the devices.&nbsp; Swap devices of different priority mean that one or more devices will be used before proceeding to the next.&nbsp; The priority value is the opposite of the choice order.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Given this, creating swap devices of equal priority on a given volume group may cause disk head-banging as swap I/O occurs, leading to a further degradation in performance.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Then again, as a friend named Clay liked to say, worrying about swap priority is like worrying about re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>The choice is yours.&nbsp; Your best choice is not to overload your server and have ample memory.&nbsp; Then, swap space becomes important only for process swap reservation and real swapping never occurs.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Regards!</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>...JRF...</P> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:23:02 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/extend-a-swap/m-p/5309743#M475399 James R. Ferguson 2011-08-23T14:23:02Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/extend-a-swap/m-p/5309883#M475403 <P>Thanks . I understood.</P><P># swapinfo -tam<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mb&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mb&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mb&nbsp;&nbsp; PCT&nbsp; START/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mb<BR />TYPE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; AVAIL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; USED&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FREE&nbsp; USED&nbsp;&nbsp; LIMIT RESERVE&nbsp; PRI&nbsp; NAME<BR />dev&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8192&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8192&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0%&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1&nbsp; /dev/vg00/lvol2<BR />dev&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8192&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8192&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0%&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2&nbsp; /dev/vg00/addiswap<BR />reserve&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp; 16384&nbsp; -16384<BR />memory&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 31121&nbsp;&nbsp; 18852&nbsp;&nbsp; 12269&nbsp;&nbsp; 61%<BR />total&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 47505&nbsp;&nbsp; 35236&nbsp;&nbsp; 12269&nbsp;&nbsp; 74%&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -<BR />le85odb1:/ #</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>lvol2 is priority 1</P><P>(lv)addiswap is priority 2</P><P>so i think (lv)thirdswap prority as 3 would be the order.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I didnt quite understood this line "The priority value is the opposite of the choice order"<BR />Does that mean swap with priority 1 would be used only after swap&nbsp; with priority 2 is fully consumed?</P> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:07:47 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/extend-a-swap/m-p/5309883#M475403 silusan 2011-08-23T16:07:47Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/extend-a-swap/m-p/5309889#M475405 JRF...the memory in the above swapinfo is not 32GB. increased it to 48GB today. copy pasted the old output.<BR />swap=8+8=16GB already<BR />memory=48GB<BR />User may ask to get the swap increased. so I am contemplating ...whether to extend lv or create a new lv. I got the answer from you(JRF) - need contiguous PEs to do lvextend..otherwise create new lv. Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:12:43 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/extend-a-swap/m-p/5309889#M475405 silusan 2011-08-23T16:12:43Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/extend-a-swap/m-p/5309905#M475406 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><a href="https://community.hpe.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1224139">@silusan</a> wrote:<BR /><P>I didnt quite understood this line "The priority value is the opposite of the choice order"<BR />Does that mean swap with priority 1 would be used only after swap&nbsp; with priority 2 is fully consumed?</P><HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Yes, that is what that means.&nbsp; Remember, you when a process is born it needs to reserve swap space in the event that it ever needs it.&nbsp; This does not mean that the swap space is ever actually used.&nbsp; If you see 'vmstat' page-out activity in double-digits, you are swapping to the extent that performance is degrading..&nbsp; Page-ins are normal requests for code and are not of concern.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Regards!</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>...JRF...</P> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:27:32 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/extend-a-swap/m-p/5309905#M475406 James R. Ferguson 2011-08-23T16:27:32Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/extend-a-swap/m-p/5310095#M475414 <P>dev&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8192&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8192&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0%<BR />dev&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8192&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8192&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0%<BR />reserve&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp; 16384&nbsp; -16384</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>In your case, you have reserved all of your device swap but haven't started swapping to it.&nbsp; You still have plenty of free memory.</P> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:48:14 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/extend-a-swap/m-p/5310095#M475414 Dennis Handly 2011-08-23T19:48:14Z