SYNOPSIS

nvme zns open-zone nvme zns id-ctrl <device> [--namespace-id=<NUM> | -n <NUM>]
                                                [--start-lba=<LBA> | -s <LBA>]
                                                [--select-all | -a]

DESCRIPTION

For the NVMe device given, issues the Zone Management Send command with the "Open Zone" action. This will transition the zone to the opened state.

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

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.

-s <lba>
--start-lba=<lba>

The starting LBA of the zone to open.

-a
--select-all

Select all zones for this action

EXAMPLES

  • Open the first zone on namespace 1: 

    # nvme zns open-zone /dev/nvme0 -n 1 -s 0

NVME

Part of nvme-cli