1NVME-CREATE-NS(1)                 NVMe Manual                NVME-CREATE-NS(1)
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NAME

6       nvme-create-ns - Send NVMe Namespace management command to create
7       namespace, returns results.
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SYNOPSIS

10       nvme create-ns <device> [--nsze=<nsze> | -s <nsze>]
11                               [--ncap=<ncap> | -c <ncap>]
12                               [--flbas=<flbas> | -f <flbas>]
13                               [--dps=<dps> | -d <dps>]
14                               [--nmic=<nmic> | -m <nmic>]
15                               [--block-size=<block-size> | -b <block-size>]
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DESCRIPTION

18       For the NVMe device given, sends a namespace management command to
19       create the namespace with the requested settings. On success, the
20       namespace identifier assigned by the controller is returned.
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22       The <device> parameter is mandatory and may be either the NVMe
23       character device (ex: /dev/nvme0), or a namespace block device (ex:
24       /dev/nvme0n1).
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OPTIONS

27       -s, --nsze
28           The namespace size.
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30       -c, --ncap
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33       -f, --flbas
34           The namespace formatted logical block size setting. Conflicts with
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41           Namespace multipath and sharing capabilities.
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44           Target block size the new namespace should be formatted as.
45           Potential FLBAS values will be values will be scanned and the
46           lowest numbered will be selected for the create-ns operation.
47           Conflicts with --flbas argument.
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EXAMPLES

50       No examples provided yet.
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NVME

53       Part of the nvme-user suite
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