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By default, RHEL 5 configures swap space using Logical Volume Management (LVM). An alternative to adding swap via file, therefore, is to extend the logical volume used for the swap.
The first step is to identify the current amount of swap available and the volume group and logical volume used for the swap space (for more information on LVM, refer to the chapter entitled [[Adding a New Disk Drive to an RHEL 5 SystemVolume Group and Logical Volume]]):
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