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14.2.2. Creating an LVM2 Logical Volume for Swap

To add a swap volume group (assuming /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol02 is the swap volume you want to add):
  1. Create the LVM2 logical volume of size 256 MB:
    lvcreate VolGroup00 -n LogVol02 -L 256M
  2. Format the new swap space:
    mkswap /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol02
  3. Add the following entry to the /etc/fstab file:
    /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol02 swap swap defaults 0 0
  4. Enable the extended logical volume:
    swapon -v /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol02
To test if the logical volume was successfully created, use cat /proc/swaps or free to inspect the swap space.