SYNOPSIS

nvme zns id-ns <device> [--namespace-id=<NUM> | -n <NUM>]
                        [--output-format=<fmt> | -o <fmt>] [--verbose | -v]

DESCRIPTION

For the NVMe device given, sends the zoned command set’s identify namespace command and provides the result and returned structure.

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 data structure returned by the device will be decoded and displayed in one of several ways.

OPTIONS

-n <NUM>
--namespace-id=<NUM>

Use the provided namespace id for the command. If not provided, the namespace id of the block device will be used. If the command is issued to a non-block device, the parameter is required.

-v
--verbose

Increase the information detail in the output.

-o <fmt>
--output-format=<fmt>

Set the reporting format to normal, json, or binary. Only one output format can be used at a time.

EXAMPLES

  • Has the program interpret the returned buffer and display the known fields in a human readable format: 

    # nvme zns id-ns /dev/nvme0 -n 1

  • Show the output in json format with extra details 

    # nvme zns id-ns /dev/nvme0 -o json -v

NVME

Part of nvme-cli