NVME−CREATE−NS

NAME

nvme-create-ns − Send NVMe Namespace management command to create namespace, returns results.

SYNOPSIS

nvme create−ns <device> [−−nsze=<nsze> | −s <nsze>]
[−−ncap=<ncap> | −c <ncap>]
[−−flbas=<flbas> | −f <flbas>]
[−−dps=<dps> | −d <dps>]
[−−nmic=<nmic> | −m <nmic>]

DESCRIPTION

For the NVMe device given, sends a namespace management command to create the namespace with the requested settings. On success, the namespace identifier assigned by the controller is returned.

The <device> parameter is mandatory and may be either the NVMe character device (ex: /dev/nvme0), or a namespace block device (ex: /dev/nvme0n1).

OPTIONS

−s, −−nsze

The namespace size.

−c, −−ncap

The namespace capacity.

−f, −−flbas

The namespace formatted logical block size setting.

−d, −−dps

The data protection settings.

−m, −−nmic

Namespace multipath and sharing capabilities.

EXAMPLES

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NVME

Part of the nvme−user suite