Monitoring Paging on UNIX-like Operating Systems

Use vmstat, top, or topas to monitor system activity such as paging.

Monitoring Utilities on UNIX-like Operating Systems
Command Platform Description

vmstat

Solaris, Linux, HP-UX

vmstat displays virtural memory statistics.

top

Solaris, Linux, HP-UX

top displays top CPU processor activities.

topas

AIX

topas generates local system statistics.

Note: See your operating system documentation for syntax and options.
Related concepts
Monitoring Paging on Windows Systems