Subject: Re: Any HD size limitations on boot disk?
To: Stanislaw Grygiel <stach@ee.pdx.edu>
From: David Brownlee <abs@netbsd.org>
List: port-pmax
Date: 01/10/2000 19:00:44
	Thanks for the feedback - Have updated the 'rules' at the end
	to:

    The 'correct' value for swap is dependent on the usage of the
    system, but for some general rules:
    <ul>
    <li>A good base size is the larger of RAM or 32MB, plus the total size
        of any mfs(8) filesystems.
    <li>If you intend to run X(1), add the larger of 1/2 of RAM or 16MB.
    <li>Always try to split swap across as many disks as possible to
        increase the available swap bandwidth.
    <li>Guess high, rather than low - running out of swap can cause the
	system to have to kill running processes.
    </ul>



		David/absolute