nvme-lnvm-init - Initialize LightNVM device with media manager
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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.
Examples
• Initialize nvme0n1
# nvme lnvm-init -d nvme0n1
• Initialize nvme0n1 with gennvm media manager (default media manager)
# nvme lnvm-init -d nvme0n1 -m gennvm
Name
nvme-lnvm-init - Initialize LightNVM device with media manager
Nvme
Part of the nvme-user suite
NVMe 11/11/2021 NVME-LNVM-INIT(1)
Options
--device-name=<DEVICE>, -d <DEVICE>
Device name to initialize.
--mediamgr-name=<MediaMgr>, -m <MediaMgr>
Media Manager name to use for initialization.
Synopsis
nvmelnvm-init [--device-name=<DEVICE> | -d <DEVICE>]
[--mediamgr-name | -m]
