13.2. Recommended system swap space

The recommended size of a swap partition depends on the amount of RAM in your system and whether you want sufficient memory for your system to hibernate. The recommended swap partition size is set automatically during installation. To allow for hibernation, however, you need to edit the swap space in the custom partitioning stage.

The following recommendations are especially important on systems with low memory, such as 1 GB or less. Failure to allocate sufficient swap space on these systems can cause issues, such as instability or even render the installed system unbootable.

Distributing swap space over multiple storage devices improves swap space performance, particularly on systems with fast drives, controllers, and interfaces.