• Posts Tagged ‘Linux’

    MySQL Replication Setup

    by  • June 25, 2012 • Linux, MySQL • 0 Comments

    The target uses for replication in MySQL include: Scale-out solutions – spreading the load among multiple slaves to improve performance. In this environment, all writes and updates must take place on the master server. Reads, however, may take place on one or more slaves. This model can improve the performance of writes (since the...

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    Working with SWAP in Linux

    by  • February 14, 2012 • Linux • 0 Comments

    From Wikipedia : “From a software point of view with the 2.6 Linux kernel, swap files are just as fast as swap partitions. The kernel keeps a map of where the swap file exists, and accesses the disk directly, bypassing caching and filesystem overhead. Red Hat recommends using a swap partition. With a swap...

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