Paging space commands in AIX
Below are the commands regarding the paging space in AIX.
To monitor paging space utilization:
lsps –a or lsps -s
To create an additional paging space:
mkps -s <#LPs> <vgname> <disk> or smit mkps
To activate a paging space:
swapon <device file name>
To deactivate a paging space:
swapoff <device file name>
To remove a paging space (must be inactive):
rmps <device file name> or smit mkps
To increase the size of a paging space:
chps –s <#LPs> <paging space name> or smit chps
To decrease the size of a paging space:
chps –d <#LPs> <paging space name> or smit chps
Activate paging space at restart:
chps -a -y <device file name>
