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file-spec

Qualifiers

/PAGEFILE

/SWAPFILE

SYSGEN INSTALL — VMS 5.1-B

  Installs a secondary page or swap file. Requires CMKRNL privilege.

  Format:

   INSTALL file-spec /[PAGEFILE] [SWAPFILE]

  Example:

   INSTALL DRA1:[SYSEXE]PAGEFILE.SYS /PAGEFILE

Additional information available:

file-specQualifiers

file-spec

  Specifies the name of a file that is to be installed as a
  secondary page or swap file.  This file can reside on any volume
  that is mounted /SYSTEM.  The file should be contiguous for best
  performance, but this is not necessary.

  The CREATE command in this utility can be used to create a
  secondary page or swap file.

Qualifiers

Additional information available:

/PAGEFILE/SWAPFILE

/PAGEFILE

 /PAGEFILE

  Specifies that the file is to be installed as an additional pagefile.
  All processes created after the pagefile is installed will use the
  page file with the most available free space; processes created before
  the additional pagefile is installed will continue to use the pagefile
  it is assigned to.

/SWAPFILE

 /SWAPFILE

  Specifies that the file is to be installed as another swapfile.  This
  swapfile will augment the swapfile installed during the boot process.

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