Chapter 8. Paging Space and Virtual Memory

This chapter discusses the different types of paging space and allocation policies, as well as how to allocate paging space. For performance implications related to paging spaces, see the section on performance considerations of paging spaces in AIX Versions 3.2 and 4 Performance Tuning Guide.

Topics discussed are:

• Paging Space Overview
• Managing Paging Spaces
• Understanding Paging Space Allocation Policies
• Adding and Activating a Paging Space
• Changing or Removing a Paging Space
• Resizing or Moving the hd6 Paging Space
• Virtual Memory Manager (VMM) Overview