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nvme-device-self-test(1)
========================

NAME
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nvme-device-self-test - Perform the necessary tests to observe the performance and the parameters

SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'nvme device-self-test' <device> [--namespace-id=<NUM> | -n <NUM>]
			[--self-test-code=<NUM> | -s <NUM>] 

DESCRIPTION
-----------
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.

OPTIONS
-------
-n <NUM>::
--namespace-id=<NUM>::
	Indicate the namespace in which the device self-test has to becarried out

-s <NUM>::
--self-test-code=<NUM>::
        This field specifies the action taken by the device self-test command : 
         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


EXAMPLES
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* Start a short device self-test in the namespace-id 1:
+
------------
# nvme device-self-test /dev/nvme0 -n 1 -s 1
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+

* Abort the device self-test operation in the namespace-id 1:
+
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# nvme device-self-test /dev/nvme0 -n 1 -s 0xf
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NVME
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Part of the nvme-user suite