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Re: [Xen-users] Swap: create or not?

To: Henrik Langos <hlangos-xen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Swap: create or not?
From: Mauro <mrsanna1@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 11:58:23 +0000
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On 11 February 2011 11:38, Henrik Langos <hlangos-xen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>
> I'd argue against swap in domU if you can avoid it.
>
> If your application needs that much more RAM you'll be better off
> giving that VM more RAM instead.

That's what I was thinking when ask if create a swap or not.
If my system needs swap then it means that I need more ram.
So it's better to give more ram to my DomU rather than swap.

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