to mirror swap or not to mirror swap, that is the question

Daryl.Mitchell_at_us.o-i.com
Date: 05/31/05

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    Folks,

    I use DiskSuite to mirror up my boot drive. Specifically my root and /var
    partitions. But I've seen swap mirrored around here too. Does anyone
    have a strong opinion for/against mirroring swap? Thanks in advance.

    Daryl
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