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.TH "SYSTEMD\-STORAGETM\&.SERVICE" "8" "" "systemd 256~rc1" "systemd-storagetm.service"
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.SH "NAME"
systemd-storagetm.service, systemd-storagetm \- Exposes all local block devices as NVMe\-TCP mass storage devices
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.PP
systemd\-storagetm\&.service
.HP \w'\fB/usr/lib/systemd/systemd\-storagetm\fR\ 'u
\fB/usr/lib/systemd/systemd\-storagetm\fR [OPTIONS...] [\fIDEVICE\fR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
systemd\-storagetm\&.service
is a service that exposes all local block devices as NVMe\-TCP mass storage devices\&. Its primary use\-case is to be invoked by the
storage\-target\-mode\&.target
unit that can be booted into\&.
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.PP
The NVMe disks are currently exposed without authentication or encryption, in read/write mode\&. This means network peers may read from and write to the device without any restrictions\&. This functionality should hence only be used in a local setup\&.
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.PP
Note that to function properly networking must be configured too\&. The recommended mechanism to boot into a storage target mode is by adding
"rd\&.systemd\&.unit=storage\-target\-mode\&.target ip=link\-local"
on the kernel command line\&. Note that
"ip=link\-local"
only configures link\-local IP, i\&.e\&. IPv4LL and IPv6LL, which means non\-routable addresses\&. This is done for security reasons, so that only systems on the local link can access the devices\&. Use
"ip=dhcp"
to assign routable addresses too\&. For further details see
\fBsystemd-network-generator.service\fR(8)\&.
.PP
Unless the
\fB\-\-all\fR
switch is used expects one or more block devices or regular files to expose via NVMe\-TCP as argument\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
The following options are understood:
.PP
\fB\-\-nqn=\fR
.RS 4
Takes a string\&. If specified configures the NVMe Qualified Name to use for the exposed NVMe\-TCP mass storage devices\&. The NQN should follow the syntax described in
\m[blue]\fBNVM Express Base Specification 2\&.0c\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[1]\d\s+2, section 4\&.5 "NVMe Qualified Names"\&. Note that the NQN specified here will be suffixed with a dot and the block device name before it is exposed on the NVMe target\&. If not specified defaults to
"nqn\&.2023\-10\&.io\&.systemd:storagetm\&.\fIID\fR", where ID is replaced by a 128bit ID derived from
\fBmachine-id\fR(5)\&.
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Added in version 255\&.
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.PP
\fB\-\-all\fR, \fB\-a\fR
.RS 4
If specified exposes all local block devices via NVMe\-TCP, current and future (i\&.e\&. it watches block devices come and go and updates the NVMe\-TCP list as needed)\&. Note that by default any block devices that originate on the same block device as the block device backing the current root file system are excluded\&. If the switch is specified twice this safety mechanism is disabled\&.
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Added in version 255\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
.RS 4
Print a short help text and exit\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-version\fR
.RS 4
Print a short version string and exit\&.
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBsystemd\fR(1), \fBsystemd.special\fR(7)
.SH "NOTES"
.IP " 1." 4
NVM Express Base Specification 2.0c
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\%https://nvmexpress.org/wp-content/uploads/NVM-Express-Base-Specification-2.0c-2022.10.04-Ratified.pdf
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