nvme-device-self-test(1)

SYNOPSIS

nvme device-self-test <device> [--namespace-id=<NUM> | -n <NUM>]
                        [--self-test-code=<NUM> | -s <NUM>]  [--wait | -w]

Initiates the required test based on the user input.

The <device> parameter is mandatory and may be either the NVMe character device (ex: /dev/nvme0), or a namespace block device (ex: /dev/nvme0n1).

On success, the corresponding test is initiated.

-n <NUM>
--namespace-id=<NUM>: Indicate the namespace in which the device self-test has to be carried out
-s <NUM>
--self-test-code=<NUM>: This field specifies the action taken by the device self-test command : 0h: Show current state of device self-test operation 1h: Start a short device self-test operation 2h: Start a extended device self-test operation eh: Start a vendor specific device self-test operation fh: Abort the device self-test operation Default is 0h.
-w
--wait: Wait for the device self test to complete before exiting The device self-test is aborted by SIGINT signal interrupt for the wait The option is ignored if the abort self-test code option specified.

Start a short device self-test in the namespace-id 1:
```
# nvme device-self-test /dev/nvme0 -n 1 -s 1
```
Abort the device self-test operation in the namespace-id 1:
```
# nvme device-self-test /dev/nvme0 -n 1 -s 0xf
```

Part of the nvme-user suite