How to Change the Paging Space in AIX

AIX, or Advanced Interactive eXecutive, is a UNIX operating system developed by IBM. AIX is generally used for enterprise servers and non-end-user purposes. AIX uses paging space, which is equivalent to Windows' page file or Linux's swap partition, to store files and data from memory when the physical memory fills up. You can change the paging space on AIX, adding more or shrinking the available paging space to make hard drive space available for files.

Instructions

1. View the current paging space and drives by typing "lsps -a" into the AIX terminal and pressing "Enter."

2. Read the volume name of a paging space volume from the start of one of the lines of the "lsps -a" command's output. The volume name should look like "hd6."

3. Increase the paging space by typing "extendlv hd6 1GB," replacing "hd6" with the volume name of your paging space and "1GB" with an amount to increase the paging space by, and pressing "Enter" or decrease the paging space by typing "smit chps" and pressing "Enter."

4. Reboot the AIX computer by typing "reboot" into the AIX terminal and pressing "Enter."

References

• IBM: Setting the Paging Space on an AIX System
• IBM: extendlv Command
• IBM: Making the hd6 Paging Space Smaller
• AIX: shutdown Command