Provided by: nvme-cli_2.5-1_amd64 
NAME
nvme - the NVMe storage command line interface utility (nvme-cli)
SYNOPSIS
built-in plugin:
nvme <command> <device> [<args>]
extension plugins:
nvme <plugin> <command> <device> [<args>]
DESCRIPTION
NVM-Express is a fast, scalable host controller interface designed to address the needs
for not only PCI Express based solid state drives, but also NVMe-oF(over fabrics).
This nvme program is a user space utility to provide standards compliant tooling for
NVM-Express drives. It was made specifically for Linux as it relies on the IOCTLs defined
by the mainline kernel driver.
NVME COMMANDS
The utility has sub-commands for all admin and io commands defined in the specification
and for displaying controller registers. There is also an option to submit completely
arbitrary commands. For a list of commands available, run "nvme help".
NVME CLI SUB-COMMANDS
Main commands
nvme-admin-passthru(1)
Admin Passthrough Command
nvme-compare(1)
IO Compare
nvme-error-log(1)
Retrieve error logs
nvme-flush(1)
Submit flush
nvme-dsm(1)
Submit Data Set Management
nvme-format(1)
Format namespace(s)
nvme-fw-activate(1)
F/W Activate (in old version < 1.2)
nvme-fw-commit(1)
F/W Commit (in > 1.2)
nvme-fw-download(1)
F/W Download
nvme-fw-log(1)
Retrieve f/w log
nvme-get-feature(1)
Get Features
nvme-get-log(1)
Generic Get Log
nvme-telemetry-log(1)
Telemetry Host-Initiated Log
nvme-changed-ns-list-log(1)
Retrieve Changed Namespace List Log
nvme-smart-log(1)
Retrieve Smart Log
nvme-ana-log(1)
Retrieve ANA(Asymmetric Namespace Access) Log
nvme-endurance-log(1)
Retrieve endurance Log
nvme-effects-log(1)
Retrieve effects Log
nvme-self-test-log(1)
Retrieve Device Self-test Log
nvme-get-ns-id(1)
Retrieve namespace identifier
nvme-help(1)
NVMe CLI Help
nvme-id-ctrl(1)
Identify Controller
nvme-id-ns(1)
Identify Namespace
nvme-id-nvmset(1)
Identify NVM Set List
nvme-id-iocs(1)
Identify I/O Command Set
nvme-create-ns(1)
Create a new namespace
nvme-delete-ns(1)
Delete existing namespace
nvme-attach-ns(1)
Attach namespace
nvme-detach-ns(1)
Detach namespace
nvme-io-passthru(1)
IO Passthrough Command
nvme-list-ns(1)
List all nvme namespaces
nvme-ns-descs(1)
Identify Namespace Identification Descriptor
nvme-list(1)
List all nvme controllers
nvme-list-ctrl(1)
List controller in NVMe subsystem
nvme-list-subsys(1)
List NVMe subsystems
nvme-reset(1)
Reset a NVMe controller
nvme-device-self-test(1)
Issue Device Self-test Command
nvme-read(1)
Issue IO Read Command
nvme-write(1)
Issue IO Write Command
nvme-write-zeroes(1)
Issue IO Write Zeroes Command
nvme-write-uncor(1)
Issue IO Write Uncorrectable Command
nvme-resv-acquire(1)
Acquire Namespace Reservation
nvme-resv-register(1)
Register Namespace Reservation
nvme-resv-release(1)
Release Namespace Reservation
nvme-resv-report(1)
Report Reservation Capabilities
nvme-security-recv(1)
Security Receive
nvme-security-send(1)
Security Send
nvme-dsm(1)
Issue Data Set Management Command
nvme-copy(1)
Issue Simple Copy Command
nvme-set-feature(1)
Set Feature
nvme-show-regs(1)
Show NVMe Controller Registers
nvme-discover(1)
Send Get Log Page request to Discovery Controller
nvme-connect-all(1)
Discover and connect to all NVMe-over-Fabrics subsystems
nvme-connect(1)
Connect to an NVMe-over-Fabrics subsystem
nvme-dim(1)
Send Discovery Information Management command to a Discovery Controller
nvme-disconnect(1)
Disconnect from an NVMe-over-Fabrics subsystem
nvme-disconnect-all(1)
Disconnect from all NVMe-over-Fabrics subsystems
nvme-get-property(1)
Reads and shows NVMe-over-Fabrics controller property
nvme-media-unit-stat-log(1)
Retrieve and show the configuration and wear of media units
nvme-supported-cap-config-log(1)
Retrieve and show the list of Supported Capacity Configuration Descriptors
nvme-boot-part-log(1)
Retrieve Boot Partition Log
nvme-capacity-mgmt(1)
Capacity Management Command
nvme-check-dhchap-key(1)
Generate NVMeoF DH-HMAC-CHAP host key
nvme-check-tls-key(1)
Validate NVMeoF TLS PSK
nvme-cmdset-ind-id-ns(1)
I/O Command Set Independent Identify Namespace
nvme-endurance-event-agg-log(1)
Retrieve Endurance Group Event Aggregate Log
nvme-fid-support-effects-log(1)
Retrieve FID Support and Effects log
nvme-gen-dhchap-key(1)
Generate NVMeoF DH-HMAC-CHAP host key
nvme-gen-hostnqn(1)
Generate NVMeoF host NQN
nvme-gen-tls-key(1)
Generate NVMeoF TLS PSK
nvme-get-lba-status(1)
Get LBA Status command
nvme-id-domain(1)
NVMe Identify Domain List
nvme-id-ns-lba-format(1)
NVMe Identify Namespace for the specified LBA Format index
nvme-lba-status-log(1)
Retrieve LBA Status Information Log
nvme-list-endgrp(1)
NVMe Identify Endurance Group List
nvme-ns-rescan(1)
Rescans the NVME namespaces
nvme-nvm-id-ctrl(1)
NVMe Identify Controller NVM Command Set
nvme-nvm-id-ns(1)
NVMe Identify Namespace NVM Command Set
nvme-nvm-id-ns-lba-format(1)
NVMe Identify Namespace NVM Command Set for the specified LBA Format index
nvme-persistent-event-log(1)
Retrieve Persistent Event Log
nvme-predictable-lat-log(1)
Retrieve Predictable Latency per Nvmset Log
nvme-pred-lat-event-agg-log(1)
Retrieve Predictable Latency Event Aggregate Log
nvme-primary-ctrl-caps(1)
NVMe Identify Primary Controller Capabilities
nvme-reset(1)
Resets the controller
nvme-rpmb(1)
Replay Protection Memory Block commands
nvme-sanitize-log(1)
Retrieve sanitize log
nvme-set-property(1)
Set a property and show the resulting value
nvme-show-hostnqn(1)
Show NVMeoF host NQN
nvme-subsystem-reset(1)
Resets the subsystem
nvme-supported-log-pages(1)
Retrieve the Supported Log pages details
nvme-verify(1)
verify command
nvme-show-topology(1)
Show NVMe topology
Plugins/Vendor extension commands
nvme-intel-id-ctrl(1)
Intel - NVMe Identify Controller
nvme-intel-internal-log(1)
Retrieve Intel device’s internal log and save to file
nvme-intel-lat-stats(1)
Retrieve NVMe Identify Controller, return result and structure
nvme-intel-market-name(1)
Intel vendor specific marketing name log page
nvme-intel-smart-log-add(1)
NVMe Intel Additional SMART log page
nvme-intel-temp-stats(1)
NVMe Intel Additional SMART log page for temp stats
nvme-huawei-id-ctrl(1)
NVMe huawei Identify Controller
nvme-huawei-list(1)
List all recognized Huawei NVMe devices
nvme-dera-stat(1)
NVMe Dera Device status and Additional SMART log page request
nvme-micron-clear-pcie-errors(1)
Clears correctable PCIe correctable errors of given Micron device
nvme-micron-internal-log(1)
Retrieve Micron device’s internal logs and save to given zip file
nvme-micron-nand-stats(1)
Retrieves NAND statistics of given micron device
nvme-micron-pcie-stats(1)
Retrieves pcie error statistics for given micron device
nvme-micron-selective-download(1)
Performs selective firmware download
nvme-micron-smart-add-log(1)
Retrieves NAND statistics
nvme-micron-temperature-stats(1)
Retrieves temperature information of given micron device
nvme-netapp-ontapdevices(1)
Display information about ONTAP devices
nvme-netapp-smdevices(1)
Display information for each NVMe path to an E-Series volume
nvme-toshiba-clear-pcie-correctable-errors(1)
Reset the PCIe correctable errors count to zero
nvme-toshiba-vs-internal-log(1)
Retrieve a Toshiba device’s vendor specific internal log
nvme-toshiba-vs-smart-add-log(1)
Retrieve a Toshiba device’s vendor specific extended SMART log page
nvme-transcend-badblock(1)
Retrieve Transcend NVMe device’s bad blocks
nvme-transcend-healthvalue(1)
Use NVMe SMART table to analyze the health value of Transcend device
nvme-virtium-show-identify(1)
Show a complete detail of identify device information in json format
nvme-virtium-save-smart-to-vtview-log(1)
Periodically save smart attributes into a log file
nvme-wdc-cap-diag(1)
Retrieve WDC device’s diagnostic log and save to file
nvme-wdc-capabilities(1)
Display WDC plugin command capabilities
nvme-wdc-clear-assert-dump(1)
Clears the assert dump (if present)
nvme-wdc-clear-fw-activate-history(1)
Clears the firmware activate history table
nvme-wdc-clear-pcie-corr(1)
Clears the pcie correctable errors field
nvme-wdc-clear-pcie-correctable-errors(1)
Clears the pcie correctable errors returned in the smart-log-add command
nvme-wdc-cloud-SSD-plugin-version(1)
Display WDC plugin Cloud SSD Plugin Version
nvme-wdc-drive-essentials(1)
Retrieve WDC device’s drive essentials bin files
nvme-wdc-drive-log(1)
Retrieve WDC device’s drive log and save to file
nvme-wdc-drive-resize(1)
Send NVMe WDC Resize Vendor Unique Command
nvme-wdc-enc-get-log(1)
Send NVMe WDC enc-get-log Vendor Unique Command
nvme-wdc-get-crash-dump(1)
Retrieve WDC device’s crash dump
nvme-wdc-get-drive-status(1)
Send the NVMe WDC get-drive-status command
nvme-wdc-get-latency-monitor-log(1)
Display latency monitor log page data in human readable format
nvme-wdc-get-pfail-dump(1)
Retrieve WDC device’s pfail crash dump
nvme-wdc-id-ctrl(1)
Send NVMe Identify Controller, return result and structure
nvme-wdc-log-page-directory(1)
Retrieves the list of Log IDs supported by the drive
nvme-wdc-namespace-resize(1)
Resizes the device’s namespace
nvme-wdc-purge-monitor(1)
Send NVMe WDC Purge-Monitor Vendor Unique Command
nvme-wdc-purge(1)
Send NVMe WDC Purge Vendor Unique Command
nvme-wdc-smart-add-log(1)
Send NVMe WDC smart add log Vendor Unique Command
nvme-wdc-vs-drive-info(1)
Send the NVMe WDC vs-drive-info command
nvme-wdc-vs-error-reason-identifier(1)
Retrieve WDC device’s telemetry log error reason identifier field
nvme-wdc-vs-fw-activate-history(1)
Execute NVMe WDC vs-fw-activate-history Vendor Unique Command
nvme-wdc-vs-internal-log(1)
Retrieve WDC device’s internal firmware log and save to file
nvme-wdc-vs-nand-stats(1)
Send NVMe WDC vs-nand-stats Vendor Unique Command
nvme-wdc-vs-telemetry-controller-option(1)
Disable/Enable the controller initiated option of the telemetry log page
nvme-wdc-vs-temperature-stats(1)
Display temperature-related statistics
nvme-zns-changed-zone-list(1)
Retrieve Changed Zone log for the given device
nvme-zns-close-zone(1)
Closes one or all zones
nvme-zns-finish-zone(1)
Finishes one or all zones
nvme-zns-id-ctrl(1)
Send NVMe Zoned Command Set Identify Controller
nvme-zns-id-ns(1)
Send NVMe Zoned Command Set Identify Namespace
nvme-zns-offline-zone(1)
Offlines one or all zones
nvme-zns-open-zone(1)
Opens one or all zones
nvme-zns-report-zones(1)
Retrieve and display the Report Zones data structure
nvme-zns-reset-zone(1)
Resets one or all zones
nvme-zns-set-zone-desc(1)
Set extended descriptor data for a zone
nvme-zns-zone-append(1)
Send an NVMe write command, provide results
nvme-zns-zone-mgmt-recv(1)
Zone Management Receive command
nvme-zns-zone-mgmt-send(1)
Zone Management Send command
nvme-zns-zrwa-flush-zone(1)
Flush LBAs associated with a ZRWA to a zone
nvme-inspur-nvme-vendor-log(1)
NVMe Inspur Device Vendor log page request
RETURNS
All commands will behave the same, they will return 0 on success and 1 on failure.
FURTHER DOCUMENTATION
See the freely available references on the Official NVM-Express Site[1].
AUTHORS
This is written and maintained by Keith Busch[2].
REPORTING BUGS
Patches and issues may be submitted to the official repository at
https://github.com/linux-nvme/nvme-cli or the Linux NVMe mailing list linux-nvme[3]
NVME
Part of the nvme suite
NOTES
1. Official NVM-Express Site
http://nvmexpress.org
2. Keith Busch
mailto:kbusch@kernel.org
3. linux-nvme
mailto:linux-nvme@lists.infradead.org