[mdlug] Question about swap spaces

[Carl T. Miller]

I can't think of any reason to have swap space on
a NAS.  Swap space is used by the OS, and it is not
associated with data partitions.  (Granted, swap
space can be on a partition, but it isn't used by any
partition.)  So...if you need swap space, that should
be on a device on the computer.

Since you already have several partitions on the NAS
and you plan to provide access to each as needed,
is there anything else you need?

c


On 5/10/20 5:17 PM, email5000 at usa.com wrote:
> Is there any reason you would want multiple swap spaces on a [NAS] data
> drive?
>
> Suppose you have a partition for 'workspace' plus just general data. You
> have another partition for multimedia (mm), which you want to be able to
> stream. You could even extend the scenario to include a third partition
> for a website. You want them all separate due to accessibility issues
> (you don't want your family accessing your data/workspace, but mm OK for
> some, while website accessibility is OK for others. Would you want (or
> even NEED) a separate swap space for each of those 2-3 'primary-purpose'
> partitions?
>
> Thoughts?.....
>
> Thx,
> -Rich.
>
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