NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

       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

       •   Initialize nvme0n1 with gennvm media manager (default media manager)

           # nvme lnvm-init -d nvme0n1 -m gennvm

NVME

       Part of the nvme-user suite