7.1. Paging space overview
A page is a unit of virtual memory that holds 4 KB of data and can be transferred between real and auxiliary storage.
A paging space, also called a swap space, is a logical volume with the attribute type equal to paging. This type of logical volume is referred to as a paging space logical volume or simply paging space. When the amount of free real memory in the system is low, programs or data that have not been used recently are moved from real memory to paging space to release real memory for other activities.
The installation creates a default paging logical volume (hd6) on drive hdisk0, also referred as primary paging space.
The default paging space size is determined during the system customizing phase of AIX installation ...
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