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NVME-LNVM-FACTORY(1) NVMe Manual NVME-LNVM-FACTORY(1)

NAME

nvme-lnvm-factory - Factory reset a LightNVM device

SYNOPSIS

nvme lnvm-factory [--device-name=<DEVICE> | -d <DEVICE>]
                        [--erase-only-marked | -e]
                        [--clear-host-side-blks | -s]
                        [--clear-bb-blks | -b]

DESCRIPTION

Instantiate a target on top of a LightNVM enabled device. This exposes the physical for the user to use.

OPTIONS

--device-name=<DEVICE>, -d <DEVICE>
Device name to factory initialize
--erase-only-marked, -e
Erases only blocks that are marked in the bad block list
--clear-host-side-blks, -s
Remove host-side bad block marks. This clear the media manager registration
--clear-bb-blks, -b
Removes the grown bad block marks. Allowing them to be rediscovered.

EXAMPLES

•Factory reset of device nvme0n1
# nvme lnvm-factory -d nvme0n1
•Complete factory reset of device nvme0n1
# nvme lnvm-factory -d nvme0n1 -s -b

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Part of the nvme-user suite
10/21/2016 NVMe