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SK0-005 · Question #643

A new memory-intensive application will be deployed on a Linux server. The server runs on old hardware. The amount of memory barely meets the minimum requirement for the new application, but there is

The correct answer is A. Add more space to the swap filesystem.. Adding more space to the swap filesystem provides additional virtual memory, allowing the server to handle memory-intensive applications more effectively when physical RAM is limited.

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Question

A new memory-intensive application will be deployed on a Linux server. The server runs on old hardware. The amount of memory barely meets the minimum requirement for the new application, but there is no way to add more memory. LVM Is used on the server. Which of the following actions would partially alleviate the Issue regarding the lack of memory?

Options

  • AAdd more space to the swap filesystem.
  • BAdd more space to the /var filesystem.
  • CAdd more space to the filesystem.
  • Dinstall the application on a separate filesystem.

How the community answered

(35 responses)
  • A
    74% (26)
  • B
    9% (3)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    14% (5)

Explanation

Adding more space to the swap filesystem provides additional virtual memory, allowing the server to handle memory-intensive applications more effectively when physical RAM is limited.

Topics

#Linux memory management#Swap space#LVM#Server performance

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