Using swap files located outside of / and /usr (Solaris 10)

Solaris 10 upto and including Sol10u3 (and possibly later) don't mount swap files at boot that are located outside of the / and /usr filesystems if nfs/client is disabled.

It's not always desirable to start nfs/client so we use an additional SMF service.

Put this in /var/svc/manifest/system/filesystem/RKswap.xml (chmod it 444):-

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE service_bundle SYSTEM "/usr/share/lib/xml/dtd/service_bundle.dtd.1">
<!--
     Service to add additional swap files located outside of / and /usr at boot
-->

<service_bundle type='manifest' name='RKswap'>

<service
        name='system/filesystem/RKswap'
        type='service'
        version='1'>

        <create_default_instance enabled='true' />

        <single_instance/>

        <dependency
                name='single-user'
                grouping='require_all'
                restart_on='none'
                type='service'>
                <service_fmri value='svc:/milestone/single-user' />
        </dependency>

        <dependency
                name='root'
                grouping='require_all'
                restart_on='none'
                type='service'>
                <service_fmri value='svc:/system/filesystem/local' />
        </dependency>

        <!--
          Start method timeout is infinite to handle potentially unbounded
          fsck times.
        -->
        <exec_method
                type='method'
                name='start'
                exec='/lib/svc/method/RKswap'
                timeout_seconds='30' />

        <exec_method
                type='method'
                name='stop'
                exec=':true'
                timeout_seconds='0' />

        <property_group name='startd' type='framework'>
                <propval name='duration' type='astring' value='transient' />
        </property_group>

        <stability value='Unstable' />

        <template>
                <common_name>
                        <loctext xml:lang='C'>
                                Add additional swap outside of / and /usr filesystems
                        </loctext>
                </common_name>
        </template>
</service>

</service_bundle>

Then put the following at /lib/svc/method/RKswap (chmod it 555):-

#!/sbin/sh
#
# Add additional 'swap files' located on filesystems other than / and /usr
#
# Gordon Johnston - 16/07/2007
#

. /lib/svc/share/smf_include.sh

# swapadd -2 adds swap files that were not mounted by the call to swapadd in filesystem/fs-usr

/sbin/swapadd -2

exit $SMF_EXIT_OK

Then import the service:-

svccfg -v import /var/svc/manifest/system/filesystem/RKswap.xml

Then you can enable and start the service with:-

svcadm enable RKswap

To remove the swap again use 'swap -d' using svcadm disable will not umount the swap, it will however prevent it from being used at the next boot.

Don't forget to exclude the swap file from NetBackup!

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