NAME
nvme-zns-open-zone - Opens one or all zones
SYNOPSIS
nvme zns
open-zone <device> [--namespace-id=<NUM> |
-n <NUM>]
[--start-lba=<LBA> | -s <LBA>] [--zrwaa | -r]
[--select-all | -a] [--timeout=<timeout> | -t
<timeout>]
DESCRIPTION
For the NVMe device given, issues the Zone Management Send command with the "Open Zone" action. This will transition the zone to the opened state.
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
-n <NUM>, --namespace-id=<NUM>
Use the provided namespace id for the command. If not provided, the namespace id of the block device will be used. If the command is issued to a non-block device, the parameter is required.
-s <lba>, --start-lba=<lba>
The starting LBA of the zone to open.
-r, --zrwaa
Allocate Zone Random Write Area to zone
-a, --select-all
Select all zones for this action
-t <timeout>, --timeout=<timeout>
Override default timeout value. In milliseconds.
EXAMPLES
• Open the first zone on namespace 1:
# nvme zns open-zone /dev/nvme0 -n 1 -s 0
NVME
Part of nvme-cli