# nvme-lnvm-create(1) Manual Page

## NAME

nvme-lnvm-create - Instantiate a target on top of a LightNVM enabled device

## SYNOPSIS

    nvme lnvm-create [--device-name=<DEVICE> | -d <DEVICE>]
                            [--target-name=<TARGET> | -n <TARGET>]
                            [--target-type=<TARGETTYPE> | -t <TARGETTYPE>]
                            [--lun-begin <NUM> | -b <NUM>]
                            [--lun-end <NUM> | -e <NUM>]

## DESCRIPTION

Instantiate a target on top of a LightNVM enabled device. This exposes the physical for the user to use.

The target name is the name of which the media is exposed as in /dev/<targetname>

The target type is the target to be instantiated. Typically pblk or rrpc.

LUN begin and end defines the range of LUNs to use for a target instantiation.

## OPTIONS

--device-name=<DEVICE>
-d <DEVICE>

  Device name to initialize.

--target-name=<TARGET>
-n <TARGET>

  Target name of the device to initialize. For example: target0.

--target-type=<TARGETTYPE>
-t <TARGETTYPE>

  Target type of the device to use. For example: pblk

--lun-begin <NUM>
-b <NUM>

  Begin LUN id offset to use for target

--lun-end <NUM>
-e <NUM>

  End LUN id offset to use for target

## EXAMPLES

- Initialize nvme0n1 with pblk target with 64 LUNs.

    # nvme lnvm-create -d nvme0n1 -t pblk -n target0 -b 0 -e 63

## NVME

Part of the nvme-user suite