nvme-lnvm-init - Man Page
Initialize LightNVM device with media manager
Synopsis
nvme lnvm-init [--device-name=<DEVICE> | -d <DEVICE>] [--mediamgr-name | -m]
Description
Initialize LightNVM device. A LightNVM/Open-Channel SSD must have a media manager associated before it can be exposed to the user. The default is to initialize the general media manager on top of the device.
Options
- --device-name=<DEVICE>, -d <DEVICE>
Device name to initialize.
- --mediamgr-name=<MediaMgr>, -m <MediaMgr>
Media Manager name to use for initialization.
Examples
- Initialize nvme0n1
# nvme lnvm-init -d nvme0n1
- Initialize nvme0n1 with gennvm media manager (default media manager)
# nvme lnvm-init -d nvme0n1 -m gennvm
Nvme
Part of the nvme-user suite
Info
04/24/2020 NVMe Manual