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nvme-lnvm-init(1)
=================

NAME
----
nvme-lnvm-init - Initialize LightNVM device with media manager

SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'nvme lnvm-init' [--device-name=<DEVICE> | -d <DEVICE>]
			[--mediamgr-name | -m]

DESCRIPTION
-----------
Initialize LightNVM device. A LightNVM/Open-Channel SSD must have a media
manager associated before it can  be exposed to the user. The default is to
initialize the general media manager on top of the device.

OPTIONS
-------
--device-name=<DEVICE>::
-d <DEVICE>::
	Device name to initialize.

--mediamgr-name=<MediaMgr>::
-m <MediaMgr>::
	Media Manager name to use for initialization.

EXAMPLES
--------
* Initialize nvme0n1
------------
# nvme lnvm-init -d nvme0n1
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* Initialize nvme0n1 with gennvm media manager (default media manager)
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# nvme lnvm-init -d nvme0n1 -m gennvm
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NVME
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Part of the nvme-user suite