nvme-lnvm-create(1)

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NAME

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nvme-lnvm-create - Instantiate a target on top of a LightNVM enabled device

SYNOPSIS

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[verse]

'nvme lnvm-create' [--device-name=<DEVICE> | -d <DEVICE>]

			[--target-name=<TARGET> | -n <TARGET>]

			[--target-type=<TARGETTYPE> | -t <TARGETTYPE>]

			[--lun-begin <NUM> | -b <NUM>]

			[--lun-end <NUM> | -e <NUM>]

DESCRIPTION

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Instantiate a target on top of a LightNVM enabled device. This exposes the

physical for the user to use.

The target name is the name of which the media is exposed as in

/dev/<targetname>

The target type is the target to be instantiated. Typically pblk or rrpc.

LUN begin and end defines the range of LUNs to use for a target instantiation.

OPTIONS

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--device-name=<DEVICE>::

-d <DEVICE>::

	Device name to initialize.

--target-name=<TARGET>::

-n <TARGET>::

	Target name of the device to initialize. For example: target0.

--target-type=<TARGETTYPE>::

-t <TARGETTYPE>::

	Target type of the device to use. For example: pblk

--lun-begin <NUM>::

-b <NUM>::

	Begin LUN id offset to use for target

--lun-end <NUM>::

-e <NUM>::

	End LUN id offset to use for target

EXAMPLES

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* Initialize nvme0n1 with pblk target with 64 LUNs.

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# nvme lnvm-create -d nvme0n1 -t pblk -n target0 -b 0 -e 63

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NVME

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Part of the nvme-user suite