NAME

       ndctl-check-labels - determine if the given dimms have a valid namespace index block

SYNOPSIS

       ndctl check-labels <nmem0> [<nmem1>..<nmemN>] [<options>]

DESCRIPTION

       The namespace label area is a small persistent partition of capacity available on some NVDIMM devices.
       The label area is used to resolve aliasing between pmem and blk capacity by delineating namespace
       boundaries. In addition to checking if a label area has a valid index block, running this command in
       verbose mode reports the reason the index block is deemed invalid.

OPTIONS

       <memory device(s)>
           One or more nmemX device names. The keyword all can be specified to operate on every dimm in the
           system, optionally filtered by bus id (see --bus= option).

       -b, --bus=
           Limit operation to memory devices (dimms) that are on the given bus. Where bus can be a provider name
           or a bus id number.

       -v
           Turn on verbose debug messages in the library (if ndctl was built with logging and debug enabled).

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 2016 - 2018, Intel Corporation. License GPLv2: GNU GPL version 2
       http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html. This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO

       UEFI NVDIMM Label Protocol[1]

NOTES

        1. UEFI NVDIMM Label Protocol
           http://www.uefi.org/sites/default/files/resources/UEFI_Spec_2_7.pdf

ndctl 61.2+                                        08/01/2018                              NDCTL-CHECK-LABELS(1)