Check for swappiness

The swappiness kernel parameter defines the amount, and how often, the kernel copies RAM contents to a swap space. Vertica recommends a value of 0. The installer reports any swappiness issues with identifier S0112.

You can check the swappiness value by running the following command:

$ cat /proc/sys/vm/swappiness

To set the swappiness value add or update the following line in /etc/sysctl.conf:

vm.swappiness = 0

This also ensures that the value persists after a reboot.

If necessary, you change the swappiness value at runtime by logging in as root and running the following:

$ echo 0 > /proc/sys/vm/swappiness