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NAME

6       nvme-lnvm-init - Initialize LightNVM device with media manager
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SYNOPSIS

9       nvme lnvm-init [--device-name=<DEVICE> | -d <DEVICE>]
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DESCRIPTION

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

19       --device-name=<DEVICE>, -d <DEVICE>
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22       --mediamgr-name=<MediaMgr>, -m <MediaMgr>
23           Media Manager name to use for initialization.
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EXAMPLES

26       ·   Initialize nvme0n1
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28           # nvme lnvm-init -d nvme0n1
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30       ·   Initialize nvme0n1 with gennvm media manager (default media
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33           # nvme lnvm-init -d nvme0n1 -m gennvm
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NVME

36       Part of the nvme-user suite
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