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how to add a disk!

 
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leyearn
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how to add a disk!

now i want to extend swap space
but there is no free partition
i have to add a new disk!
what should i do to from adding a disk to biullding a swap sapce on the new disk?
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Ralf Puchner
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Re: how to add a disk!

it depend on your version. It is important to create a new device or to reboot to create it automatically.

Using swapon -v to add it to the existing one during runtime. Depending on your version you must add a statement to /etc/sysconfigtab or within /etc/fstab.

PS: it is important to specify the os-version, otherwise we can give only a guess what you are using.
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Ralf Puchner
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Re: how to add a disk!

the whole procedure is described within the Administration Guide which is online on the documentation CD or available on paper.
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leyearn
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Re: how to add a disk!

my system is alpha system 4100
an my os is 4.0D
Ralf Puchner
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Re: how to add a disk!

so first create a disklabel on your disk by using the command disklabel (only if not using a partition already exists)

second use the command swapon to add the disk on the fly.

third duplicate the line containing swap within the /etc/fstab, replacing swap1 by swap2.

verify using swapon -a
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leyearn
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Re: how to add a disk!

to Ralf Puchner

thank you very much