Swap usage is 0%

[Rik Herrin]

My problem is that I want to the kernel to start using
swap before the memory becomes complete.  This is
doable under 2.6 using vm.swapiness.  Can I do this
under 2.4 (RHEL ES 3)?  

> Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 12:24:52 -0400
> From: Patricio Bruna V <pbruna at linuxcenterla.com>
> Subject: Re: Swap usage is 0%
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> El Lun 13 Jun 2005 11:34, Rik Herrin escribió:
> > Hi,
> >   I have a server running RHEL ES 3.0 and for some
> > strange reason, although my physical memory is
> above
> > 90% usage, the swap usage is still 0%.  I know
> that in
> > kernel 2.6, you can set how often to use the swap
> by
> > modifying in /proc/sys/vm/swappiness and
> permentantly
> > by setting vm.swapiness in /etc/sysctl.conf.
> > Unfortunately, these are not availabe in RHEL ES
> 3.0.
> > Is there any way to mimick what vm.swapiness does
> on
> > RHEL ES 3.0?  Thanks for yournokia 7610 send image
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> And the problem is... ?
> 
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