7.2. Managing paging spaces
The following commands are used to manage paging space:
| chps | Changes the attributes of a paging space. |
| lsps | Displays the characteristics of a paging space. |
| mkps | Creates an additional paging space. |
| rmps | Removes an inactive paging space. |
| swapon | Activates a paging space. |
| swapoff | Deactivates one or more paging spaces. |
The swapon command is used during early system initialization (/sbin/rc.boot) to activate the initial paging-space device. During a later phase of initialization, when other devices become available, the swapon command is used to activate additional paging spaces so that paging activity occurs across several devices.
Active paging spaces cannot be removed. To remove an active paging space, it must first be made inactive. ...
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