1. Executable programs or shell commands
NVME-DEVICE-SELF-
Section: NVMe Manual (1)Updated: 11/11/2021
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NAME
nvme-device-self-test - Perform the necessary tests to observe the performance and the parametersSYNOPSIS
nvme device-self-test <device> [--namespace-id=<NUM> | -n <NUM>] [--self-test-code=<NUM> | -s <NUM>]
DESCRIPTION
Initiates the required test based on the user input.
The <device> parameter is mandatory and may be either the NVMe character device (ex: /dev/nvme0), or a namespace block device (ex: /dev/nvme0n1).
On success, the corresponding test is initiated.
OPTIONS
-n <NUM>, --namespace-id=<NUM>
- Indicate the namespace in which the device self-test has to becarried out
-s <NUM>, --self-test-code=<NUM>
- This field specifies the action taken by the device self-test command : 1h: Start a short device self-test operation 2h: Start a extended device self-test operation eh: Start a vendor specific device self-test operation fh: abort the device self-test operation
EXAMPLES
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Start a short device self-test in the namespace-id 1:
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# nvme device-self-test /dev/nvme0 -n 1 -s 1
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Abort the device self-test operation in the namespace-id 1:
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# nvme device-self-test /dev/nvme0 -n 1 -s 0xf
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NVME
Part of the nvme-user suite
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