Swap size decrease on a UNIX based computer system
First Claim
1. In a computer system operating under control of a unix type operating system, the computer system including a first storage device, the first storage device including a primary swap space, the primary swap space having a first size, a method for decreasing the size of the primary swap space without reinstalling the operating system, the method comprising:
- booting the computer system to a maintenance mode;
activating the first storage device as an active storage device of the computer system if the first storage device is not already an active storage device of the computer system;
deactivating the primary swap space having the first size; and
activating the primary swap space at a second size smaller than the first size.
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Abstract
In a computer system operating under control of a UNIX type operating system, a primary swap space is decreased without reinstalling the operating system. The computer system includes a first storage device. The first storage device includes the primary swap space. The primary swap space has a first size. The method includes booting the computer system to a maintenance mode and activating the first storage device as an active storage device of the computer system if the first storage device is not already an active storage device of the computer system. The method further includes deactivating the primary swap space and activating the primary swap space at a second size smaller than the first size.
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1. In a computer system operating under control of a unix type operating system, the computer system including a first storage device, the first storage device including a primary swap space, the primary swap space having a first size, a method for decreasing the size of the primary swap space without reinstalling the operating system, the method comprising:
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booting the computer system to a maintenance mode; activating the first storage device as an active storage device of the computer system if the first storage device is not already an active storage device of the computer system; deactivating the primary swap space having the first size; and activating the primary swap space at a second size smaller than the first size. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A first computer system configured to upgrade a second computer system operating under control of a UNIX type operating system, the second computer system including a first storage device, the first storage device including a primary swap space, the primary swap space having a first size, the first computer system comprising:
an upgrade module for decreasing the size of the primary swap space on the second computer system from the first size to a second size smaller than the first size without reinstalling the UNIX type operating system on the second computer system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for decreasing the size of a primary swap space on a first computer system operating under control of a UNIX type operating system, the primary swap space having a first size, the apparatus comprising:
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a computer-readable storage medium; and an upgrade module stored on the computer-readable storage medium, the upgrade module for upgrading the first computer system by decreasing the size of the primary swap space on the first computer system from the first size to a second size smaller than the first size without reinstalling the operating system, the upgrade module upgrading the first computer system responsive to being accessed by a second computer system. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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