System Management Concepts: Operating System and Devices

Chapter 8. Paging Space and Virtual Memory

This chapter explains the different types of paging space and allocation policies. For performance implications related to paging spaces, see the section on performance considerations of paging spaces in AIX 5L Version 5.1 Performance Management Guide.

Topics covered are:

• Paging Space Overview
• Managing Paging Spaces
• Understanding Paging Space Allocation Policies
• Virtual Memory Manager (VMM) Overview.