nvme-zns-open-zone − Opens one or all zones
nvme zns
open−zone <device>
[−−namespace−id=<NUM> | −n
<NUM>]
[−−start−lba=<LBA> | −s
<LBA>]
[−−zrwaa | −r]
[−−select−all | −a]
[−−timeout=<timeout> | −t
<timeout>]
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).
−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.
• Open the first zone on namespace 1:
# nvme zns open−zone /dev/nvme0 −n 1 −s 0
Part of nvme−cli