1、SWAP交换分区的创建过程非常类似于上一个小节所讲到的分区设备挂载使用的方法，首先第一步就是再进行对/dev/sdb存储设备分区操作，取出一个大小为5GB的主存储分区然后保存退出即可：[root@linuxprobe ~]# fdisk /dev/sdbWelcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.23.2).Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.Be careful before using the write command.Device does not contain a recognized partition tableBuilding a new DOS disklabel with disk identifier 0xb3d27ce1.Command (m for help): nPartition type:p primary (1 primary, 0 extended, 3 free)e extendedSelect (default p): pPartition number (2-4, default 2):First sector (4196352-41943039, default 4196352): 此处敲击回车Using default value 4196352Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G} (4196352-41943039, default 41943039): +5GPartition 2 of type Linux and of size 5 GiB is setCommand (m for help): pDisk /dev/sdb: 21.5 GB, 21474836480 bytes, 41943040 sectorsUnits = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytesSector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytesI/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytesDisk label type: dosDisk identifier: 0xb0ced57fDevice Boot Start End Blocks Id System/dev/sdb1 2048 4196351 2097152 83 Linux/dev/sdb2 4196352 14682111 5242880 83 LinuxCommand (m for help): wThe partition table has been altered!Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.WARNING: Re-reading the partition table failed with error 16: Device or resource busy.The kernel still uses the old table. The new table will be used atthe next reboot or after you run partprobe(8) or kpartx(8)Syncing disks.
2、把新建的存储分区使用SWAP交换分区专用的格式化mkswap命令进行格式化操作：[root@linuxprobe ~]# mkswap /dev/sdb2Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 5242876 KiBno label, UUID=2972f9cb-17f0-4113-84c6-c64b97c40c75
3、接下来使用swapon命令把准备好的SWAP交换分区设备正式的挂载到系统中，并可以使用free -m 命令来看到交换分区大小的变化（由2047M提升至了7167M）：[root@linuxprobe ~]# free -mtotal used free shared buffers cachedMem: 1483 782 701 9 0 254-/+ buffers/cache: 526 957Swap: 2047 0 2047[root@linuxprobe ~]# swapon /dev/sdb2[root@linuxprobe ~]# free -mtotal used free shared buffers cachedMem: 1483 785 697 9 0 254-/+ buffers/cache: 530 953Swap: 7167 0 7167
4、对了~为了能够让新的SWAP交换分区设备在重启后依然生效，需要按照下面的格式写入到配置文件中，记得保存哦~[root@linuxprobe ~]# vim /etc/fstab## /etc/fstab# Created by anaconda on Wed May 4 19:26:23 2017## Accessible filesystems, by reference, are maintained under '/dev/disk'# See man pages fstab(5), findfs(8), mount(8) and/or blkid(8) for more info# /dev/mapper/rhel-root / xfs defaults 1 1UUID=812b1f7c-8b5b-43da-8c06-b9999e0fe48b /boot xfs defaults 1 2/dev/mapper/rhel-swap swap swap defaults 0 0/dev/cdrom /media/cdrom iso9660 defaults 0 0/dev/sdb1 /newFS xfs defaults 0 0 /dev/sdb2 swap swap defaults 0 0