NVME-ZNS-OPEN-ZON(1)

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