Re: Using swapoff command on hd6

From: Bill Verzal (BVerzal_at_KOMATSUNA.COM)
Date: 11/24/03

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    AIX 5 allows you to shrink paging spaces...It is a smit menu.

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    I'm aware of how to mess with bos.boot: it's only swapoff/rmps I'm
    interested in at this time. New tools, so I'm just seeking the assurance
    that somebody else has done it, and nothing keeled over. The ultimate
    objective is to shrink hd6 as painlessly as possible.

    Simon Green
    Altria ITSC Europe Ltd

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    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Bob Booth - UIUC [mailto:booth@UIUC.EDU]
    > Sent: 24 November 2003 16:53
    > To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
    > Subject: Re: Using swapoff command on hd6
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    > I don't believe there is a restriction. You can also go into
    > /sbin/rc.boot
    > and edit the swapon hd6 line to what ever swapspace you want. Just
    > remember to bosboot after editing the file. I have used this
    > procedure
    > a few times to get rid of hd6.
    >
    > Is this the qustion your asking?
    >
    > bob
    >
    > On Mon, Nov 24, 2003 at 05:34:39PM +0100, Green, Simon wrote:
    > > Is there any restriction on using swapoff and rmps with /dev/hd6?
    > > Obviously the system expects hd6 to exist at boot time, so
    > you'd have to
    > > re-create it before re-booting.
    > >
    > > Simon Green
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