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.TH "NVME" "1" "02/19/2024" "NVMe" "NVMe Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
nvme \- the NVMe storage command line interface utility (nvme\-cli)
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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built\-in plugin:
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\fInvme\fR []
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extension plugins:
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\fInvme\fR []
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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NVM\-Express is a fast, scalable host controller interface designed to address the needs for not only PCI Express based solid state drives, but also NVMe\-oF(over fabrics)\&.
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This \fInvme\fR program is a user space utility to provide standards compliant tooling for NVM\-Express drives\&. It was made specifically for Linux as it relies on the IOCTLs defined by the mainline kernel driver\&.
.SH "NVME COMMANDS"
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The utility has sub\-commands for all admin and io commands defined in the specification and for displaying controller registers\&. There is also an option to submit completely arbitrary commands\&. For a list of commands available, run "nvme help"\&.
.SH "NVME CLI SUB\-COMMANDS"
.SS "Main commands"
.PP
\fBnvme-admin-passthru\fR(1)
.RS 4
Admin Passthrough Command
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-compare\fR(1)
.RS 4
IO Compare
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-error-log\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve error logs
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-flush\fR(1)
.RS 4
Submit flush
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-dsm\fR(1)
.RS 4
Submit Data Set Management
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-format\fR(1)
.RS 4
Format namespace(s)
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-fw-activate\fR(1)
.RS 4
F/W Activate (in old version < 1\&.2)
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-fw-commit\fR(1)
.RS 4
F/W Commit (in > 1\&.2)
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-fw-download\fR(1)
.RS 4
F/W Download
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-fw-log\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve f/w log
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-get-feature\fR(1)
.RS 4
Get Features
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-get-log\fR(1)
.RS 4
Generic Get Log
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-telemetry-log\fR(1)
.RS 4
Telemetry Host\-Initiated Log
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-changed-ns-list-log\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve Changed Namespace List Log
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-smart-log\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve Smart Log
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-ana-log\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve ANA(Asymmetric Namespace Access) Log
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-endurance-log\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve endurance Log
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-effects-log\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve effects Log
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-self-test-log\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve Device Self\-test Log
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-get-ns-id\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve namespace identifier
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-help\fR(1)
.RS 4
NVMe CLI Help
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-id-ctrl\fR(1)
.RS 4
Identify Controller
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-id-ns\fR(1)
.RS 4
Identify Namespace
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-id-nvmset\fR(1)
.RS 4
Identify NVM Set List
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-id-iocs\fR(1)
.RS 4
Identify I/O Command Set
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-create-ns\fR(1)
.RS 4
Create a new namespace
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-delete-ns\fR(1)
.RS 4
Delete existing namespace
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-attach-ns\fR(1)
.RS 4
Attach namespace
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-detach-ns\fR(1)
.RS 4
Detach namespace
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-io-passthru\fR(1)
.RS 4
IO Passthrough Command
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-list-ns\fR(1)
.RS 4
List all nvme namespaces
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-ns-descs\fR(1)
.RS 4
Identify Namespace Identification Descriptor
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-list\fR(1)
.RS 4
List all nvme controllers
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-list-ctrl\fR(1)
.RS 4
List controller in NVMe subsystem
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-list-subsys\fR(1)
.RS 4
List NVMe subsystems
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-reset\fR(1)
.RS 4
Reset a NVMe controller
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-device-self-test\fR(1)
.RS 4
Issue Device Self\-test Command
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-read\fR(1)
.RS 4
Issue IO Read Command
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-write\fR(1)
.RS 4
Issue IO Write Command
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-write-zeroes\fR(1)
.RS 4
Issue IO Write Zeroes Command
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-write-uncor\fR(1)
.RS 4
Issue IO Write Uncorrectable Command
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-resv-acquire\fR(1)
.RS 4
Acquire Namespace Reservation
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-resv-register\fR(1)
.RS 4
Register Namespace Reservation
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-resv-release\fR(1)
.RS 4
Release Namespace Reservation
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-resv-report\fR(1)
.RS 4
Report Reservation Capabilities
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-security-recv\fR(1)
.RS 4
Security Receive
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-security-send\fR(1)
.RS 4
Security Send
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-dsm\fR(1)
.RS 4
Issue Data Set Management Command
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-copy\fR(1)
.RS 4
Issue Simple Copy Command
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-set-feature\fR(1)
.RS 4
Set Feature
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-show-regs\fR(1)
.RS 4
Show NVMe Controller Registers
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-discover\fR(1)
.RS 4
Send Get Log Page request to Discovery Controller
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-connect-all\fR(1)
.RS 4
Discover and connect to all NVMe\-over\-Fabrics subsystems
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-connect\fR(1)
.RS 4
Connect to an NVMe\-over\-Fabrics subsystem
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-dim\fR(1)
.RS 4
Send Discovery Information Management command to a Discovery Controller
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-disconnect\fR(1)
.RS 4
Disconnect from an NVMe\-over\-Fabrics subsystem
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-disconnect-all\fR(1)
.RS 4
Disconnect from all NVMe\-over\-Fabrics subsystems
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-get-property\fR(1)
.RS 4
Reads and shows NVMe\-over\-Fabrics controller property
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-media-unit-stat-log\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve and show the configuration and wear of media units
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-supported-cap-config-log\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve and show the list of Supported Capacity Configuration Descriptors
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-boot-part-log\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve Boot Partition Log
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-capacity-mgmt\fR(1)
.RS 4
Capacity Management Command
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-check-dhchap-key\fR(1)
.RS 4
Generate NVMeoF DH\-HMAC\-CHAP host key
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-check-tls-key\fR(1)
.RS 4
Validate NVMeoF TLS PSK
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-cmdset-ind-id-ns\fR(1)
.RS 4
I/O Command Set Independent Identify Namespace
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-endurance-event-agg-log\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve Endurance Group Event Aggregate Log
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-fid-support-effects-log\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve FID Support and Effects log
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-gen-dhchap-key\fR(1)
.RS 4
Generate NVMeoF DH\-HMAC\-CHAP host key
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-gen-hostnqn\fR(1)
.RS 4
Generate NVMeoF host NQN
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-gen-tls-key\fR(1)
.RS 4
Generate NVMeoF TLS PSK
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-get-lba-status\fR(1)
.RS 4
Get LBA Status command
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-id-domain\fR(1)
.RS 4
NVMe Identify Domain List
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-id-ns-lba-format\fR(1)
.RS 4
NVMe Identify Namespace for the specified LBA Format index
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-lba-status-log\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve LBA Status Information Log
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-list-endgrp\fR(1)
.RS 4
NVMe Identify Endurance Group List
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-ns-rescan\fR(1)
.RS 4
Rescans the NVME namespaces
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-nvm-id-ctrl\fR(1)
.RS 4
NVMe Identify Controller NVM Command Set
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-nvm-id-ns\fR(1)
.RS 4
NVMe Identify Namespace NVM Command Set
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-nvm-id-ns-lba-format\fR(1)
.RS 4
NVMe Identify Namespace NVM Command Set for the specified LBA Format index
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-persistent-event-log\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve Persistent Event Log
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-predictable-lat-log\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve Predictable Latency per Nvmset Log
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-pred-lat-event-agg-log\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve Predictable Latency Event Aggregate Log
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-primary-ctrl-caps\fR(1)
.RS 4
NVMe Identify Primary Controller Capabilities
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-reset\fR(1)
.RS 4
Resets the controller
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-rpmb\fR(1)
.RS 4
Replay Protection Memory Block commands
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-sanitize-log\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve sanitize log
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-set-property\fR(1)
.RS 4
Set a property and show the resulting value
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-show-hostnqn\fR(1)
.RS 4
Show NVMeoF host NQN
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-subsystem-reset\fR(1)
.RS 4
Resets the subsystem
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-supported-log-pages\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve the Supported Log pages details
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-verify\fR(1)
.RS 4
verify command
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-show-topology\fR(1)
.RS 4
Show NVMe topology
.RE
.SS "Plugins/Vendor extension commands"
.PP
\fBnvme-intel-id-ctrl\fR(1)
.RS 4
Intel \- NVMe Identify Controller
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-intel-internal-log\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve Intel device\(cqs internal log and save to file
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-intel-lat-stats\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve NVMe Identify Controller, return result and structure
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-intel-market-name\fR(1)
.RS 4
Intel vendor specific marketing name log page
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-intel-smart-log-add\fR(1)
.RS 4
NVMe Intel Additional SMART log page
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-intel-temp-stats\fR(1)
.RS 4
NVMe Intel Additional SMART log page for temp stats
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-huawei-id-ctrl\fR(1)
.RS 4
NVMe huawei Identify Controller
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-huawei-list\fR(1)
.RS 4
List all recognized Huawei NVMe devices
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-dera-stat\fR(1)
.RS 4
NVMe Dera Device status and Additional SMART log page request
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-micron-clear-pcie-errors\fR(1)
.RS 4
Clears correctable PCIe correctable errors of given Micron device
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-micron-internal-log\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve Micron device\(cqs internal logs and save to given zip file
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-micron-nand-stats\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieves NAND statistics of given micron device
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-micron-pcie-stats\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieves pcie error statistics for given micron device
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-micron-selective-download\fR(1)
.RS 4
Performs selective firmware download
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-micron-smart-add-log\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieves NAND statistics
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-micron-temperature-stats\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieves temperature information of given micron device
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-netapp-ontapdevices\fR(1)
.RS 4
Display information about ONTAP devices
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-netapp-smdevices\fR(1)
.RS 4
Display information for each NVMe path to an E\-Series volume
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-toshiba-clear-pcie-correctable-errors\fR(1)
.RS 4
Reset the PCIe correctable errors count to zero
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-toshiba-vs-internal-log\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve a Toshiba device\(cqs vendor specific internal log
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-toshiba-vs-smart-add-log\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve a Toshiba device\(cqs vendor specific extended SMART log page
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-transcend-badblock\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve Transcend NVMe device\(cqs bad blocks
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-transcend-healthvalue\fR(1)
.RS 4
Use NVMe SMART table to analyze the health value of Transcend device
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-virtium-show-identify\fR(1)
.RS 4
Show a complete detail of identify device information in json format
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-virtium-save-smart-to-vtview-log\fR(1)
.RS 4
Periodically save smart attributes into a log file
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-wdc-cap-diag\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve WDC device\(cqs diagnostic log and save to file
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-wdc-capabilities\fR(1)
.RS 4
Display WDC plugin command capabilities
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-wdc-clear-assert-dump\fR(1)
.RS 4
Clears the assert dump (if present)
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-wdc-clear-fw-activate-history\fR(1)
.RS 4
Clears the firmware activate history table
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-wdc-clear-pcie-corr\fR(1)
.RS 4
Clears the pcie correctable errors field
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-wdc-clear-pcie-correctable-errors\fR(1)
.RS 4
Clears the pcie correctable errors returned in the smart\-log\-add command
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-wdc-cloud-SSD-plugin-version\fR(1)
.RS 4
Display WDC plugin Cloud SSD Plugin Version
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-wdc-drive-essentials\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve WDC device\(cqs drive essentials bin files
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-wdc-drive-log\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve WDC device\(cqs drive log and save to file
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-wdc-drive-resize\fR(1)
.RS 4
Send NVMe WDC Resize Vendor Unique Command
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-wdc-enc-get-log\fR(1)
.RS 4
Send NVMe WDC enc\-get\-log Vendor Unique Command
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-wdc-get-crash-dump\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve WDC device\(cqs crash dump
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-wdc-get-drive-status\fR(1)
.RS 4
Send the NVMe WDC get\-drive\-status command
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-wdc-get-latency-monitor-log\fR(1)
.RS 4
Display latency monitor log page data in human readable format
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-wdc-get-pfail-dump\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve WDC device\(cqs pfail crash dump
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-wdc-id-ctrl\fR(1)
.RS 4
Send NVMe Identify Controller, return result and structure
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-wdc-log-page-directory\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieves the list of Log IDs supported by the drive
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-wdc-namespace-resize\fR(1)
.RS 4
Resizes the device\(cqs namespace
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-wdc-purge-monitor\fR(1)
.RS 4
Send NVMe WDC Purge\-Monitor Vendor Unique Command
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-wdc-purge\fR(1)
.RS 4
Send NVMe WDC Purge Vendor Unique Command
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-wdc-smart-add-log\fR(1)
.RS 4
Send NVMe WDC smart add log Vendor Unique Command
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-wdc-vs-drive-info\fR(1)
.RS 4
Send the NVMe WDC vs\-drive\-info command
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-wdc-vs-error-reason-identifier\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve WDC device\(cqs telemetry log error reason identifier field
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-wdc-vs-fw-activate-history\fR(1)
.RS 4
Execute NVMe WDC vs\-fw\-activate\-history Vendor Unique Command
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-wdc-vs-internal-log\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve WDC device\(cqs internal firmware log and save to file
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-wdc-vs-nand-stats\fR(1)
.RS 4
Send NVMe WDC vs\-nand\-stats Vendor Unique Command
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-wdc-vs-telemetry-controller-option\fR(1)
.RS 4
Disable/Enable the controller initiated option of the telemetry log page
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-wdc-vs-temperature-stats\fR(1)
.RS 4
Display temperature\-related statistics
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-zns-changed-zone-list\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve Changed Zone log for the given device
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-zns-close-zone\fR(1)
.RS 4
Closes one or all zones
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-zns-finish-zone\fR(1)
.RS 4
Finishes one or all zones
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-zns-id-ctrl\fR(1)
.RS 4
Send NVMe Zoned Command Set Identify Controller
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-zns-id-ns\fR(1)
.RS 4
Send NVMe Zoned Command Set Identify Namespace
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-zns-offline-zone\fR(1)
.RS 4
Offlines one or all zones
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-zns-open-zone\fR(1)
.RS 4
Opens one or all zones
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-zns-report-zones\fR(1)
.RS 4
Retrieve and display the Report Zones data structure
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-zns-reset-zone\fR(1)
.RS 4
Resets one or all zones
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-zns-set-zone-desc\fR(1)
.RS 4
Set extended descriptor data for a zone
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-zns-zone-append\fR(1)
.RS 4
Send an NVMe write command, provide results
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-zns-zone-mgmt-recv\fR(1)
.RS 4
Zone Management Receive command
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-zns-zone-mgmt-send\fR(1)
.RS 4
Zone Management Send command
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-zns-zrwa-flush-zone\fR(1)
.RS 4
Flush LBAs associated with a ZRWA to a zone
.RE
.PP
\fBnvme-inspur-nvme-vendor-log\fR(1)
.RS 4
NVMe Inspur Device Vendor log page request
.RE
.SH "RETURNS"
.sp
All commands will behave the same, they will return 0 on success and 1 on failure\&.
.SH "FURTHER DOCUMENTATION"
.sp
See the freely available references on the \m[blue]\fBOfficial NVM\-Express Site\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[1]\d\s+2\&.
.SH "AUTHORS"
.sp
This is written and maintained by \m[blue]\fBKeith Busch\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[2]\d\s+2\&.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
.sp
Patches and issues may be submitted to the official repository at \m[blue]\fBhttps://github\&.com/linux\-nvme/nvme\-cli\fR\m[] or the Linux NVMe mailing list \m[blue]\fBlinux\-nvme\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[3]\d\s+2
.SH "NVME"
.sp
Part of the nvme suite
.SH "NOTES"
.IP " 1." 4
Official NVM-Express Site
.RS 4
\%http://nvmexpress.org
.RE
.IP " 2." 4
Keith Busch
.RS 4
\%mailto:kbusch@kernel.org
.RE
.IP " 3." 4
linux-nvme
.RS 4
\%mailto:linux-nvme@lists.infradead.org
.RE