# nvme-lnvm-init(1) Manual Page

## 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