nvme-verify - Man Page
Send an NVMe Verify command, return results
Synopsis
nvme-verify <device> [--namespace-id=<nsid> | -n <nsid>] [--start-block=<slba> | -s <slba>] [--block-count=<nlb> | -c <nlb>] [--limited-retry | -l] [--force-unit-access | -f] [--prinfo=<prinfo> | -p <prinfo>] [--ref-tag=<reftag> | -r <reftag>] [--app-tag-mask=<appmask> | -m <appmask>] [--app-tag=<apptag> | -a <apptag>] [--storage-tag<storage-tag> | -S <storage-tag>] [--storage-tag-check | -C]
Description
The Verify command verifies the integrity of the stored information by reading data and metadata.
Options
- --namespace-id=<nsid>, -n <nsid>
Namespace ID use in the command.
- --start-block=<slba>, -s <slba>
Start block address.
- --block-count=<nlb>, -c <nlb>
Number of logical blocks to Verify.
- --limited-retry, -l
Sets the limited retry flag.
- --force-unit-access, -f
Set the force-unit access flag.
- --prinfo=<prinfo>, -p <prinfo>
Protection Information field definition.
Bit Description 3 PRACT: Protection Information Action. When set to 1, PI is stripped/inserted on read/write when the block format’s metadata size is 8. When set to 0, metadata is passes. 2:0 PRCHK: Protection Information Check: 2 Set to 1 enables checking the guard tag 1 Set to 1 enables checking the application tag 0 Set to 1 enables checking the reference tag - --ref-tag=<reftag>, -r <reftag>
Optional reftag when used with protection information.
- --app-tag-mask=<appmask>, -m <appmask>
Optional application tag mask when used with protection information.
- --app-tag=<apptag>, -a <apptag>
Optional application tag when used with protection information.
- -S <storage-tag>, --storage-tag=<storage-tag>
Variable Sized Expected Logical Block Storage Tag(ELBST).
- -C, --storage-tag-check
This flag enables Storage Tag field checking as part of Verify operation.
Examples
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Nvme
Part of the nvme-user suite
Referenced By
09/29/2023 NVMe Manual