nvme-create-ns(1)
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NAME
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nvme-create-ns - Send NVMe Namespace management command to create namespace, returns results.

SYNOPSIS
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[verse]
'nvme create-ns' <device> [--nsze=<nsze> | -s <nsze>]
			[--ncap=<ncap> | -c <ncap>]
			[--flbas=<flbas> | -f <flbas>]
			[--dps=<dps> | -d <dps>]
			[--nmic=<nmic> | -m <nmic>]
			[--anagrp-id=<anagrpid> | -a <anagrpid>]
			[--nvmset-id=<nvmsetid> | -i <nvmsetid>]
			[--csi=<command_set_identifier> | -y <command_set_identifier>]
			[--block-size=<block-size> | -b <block-size>]
			[--timeout=<timeout> | -t <timeout>]
DESCRIPTION
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For the NVMe device given, sends a namespace management command to create
the namespace with the requested settings. On success, the namespace
identifier assigned by the controller is returned.

The <device> parameter is mandatory and may be either the NVMe character
device (ex: /dev/nvme0), or a namespace block device (ex: /dev/nvme0n1).

OPTIONS
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-s::
--nsze::
	The namespace size.

-c::
--ncap::
	The namespace capacity.

-f::
--flbas::
	The namespace formatted logical block size setting.
	Conflicts with --block-size argument.

-d::
--dps::
	The data protection settings.

-m::
--nmic::
	Namespace multipath and sharing capabilities.

-a::
--anagrp-id::
	ANA Gorup Identifier. If this value is 0h specifies
	that the controller determines the value to use

-i <nvmsetid>::
--nvmset-id=<nvmsetid>::
	This field specifies the identifier of the NVM Set.

-y <command_set_identifier>::
--csi=<command_set_identifier>::
	This field specifies the identifier of command set.
	if not issued, NVM Command Set will be selected.

-b::
--block-size::
	Target block size the new namespace should be formatted as. Potential FLBAS
  values will be values will be scanned and the lowest numbered will be
  selected for the create-ns operation. Conflicts with --flbas argument.


EXAMPLES
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No examples provided yet.

NVME
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Part of the nvme-user suite
