Is it recommended to disable swap space entirely on a RHEL system?
Issue
- Need more information regarding swap space allocation
- Should swap space be disabled on RHEL systems
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor
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