The following AIX commands assist in managing paging space (also known as swap space):
| chps(1) | Changes attributes of a paging space. |
| lsps(1) | List attributes of a paging space. |
| mkps(1) | Add an additional paging space to the system. |
| rmps(1) | Removes a paging space from the system. |
| swapon(1) | Specifies additional devices for paging and swapping. |
If a large paging space is required, you should place one paging logical volume for each hard disk. This allows scheduling of paging across multiple disk drives.