NVME-VERIFY(1)

NAME
nvme-verify - Send an NVMe Verify command, return results

SYNOPSIS

nvme-verify <device> [--namespace-id=<nsid> | -n <nsid>]
            [--start-block=<slba> | -s <slba>]
            [--block-count=<nlb> | -c <nlb>]
            [--limited-retry | -l]
            [--force-unit-access | -f]
            [--prinfo=<prinfo> | -p <prinfo>]
            [--ref-tag=<reftag> | -r <reftag>]
            [--app-tag-mask=<appmask> | -m <appmask>]
            [--app-tag=<apptag> | -a <apptag>]
            [--storage-tag<storage-tag> | -S <storage-tag>]
            [--storage-tag-check | -C]

DESCRIPTION

The Verify command verifies the integrity of the stored information by reading data and metadata.

OPTIONS

--namespace-id=<nsid>, -n <nsid>
    Namespace ID use in the command.

--start-block=<slba>, -s <slba>
    Start block address.

--block-count=<nlb>, -c <nlb>
    Number of logical blocks to Verify.

--limited-retry, -l
    Sets the limited retry flag.

--force-unit-access, -f
    Set the force-unit access flag.

--prinfo=<prinfo>, -p <prinfo>
    Protection Information field definition.
    Bit | Description
    3 | PRACT: Protection Information Action. When set to 1, PI is stripped/inserted on read/write when the block format’s metadata size is 8. When set to 0, metadata is passes.
    2:0 | PRCHK: Protection Information Check:
    2 | Set to 1 enables checking the guard tag
    1 | Set to 1 enables checking the application tag
    0 | Set to 1 enables checking the reference tag

--ref-tag=<reftag>, -r <reftag>
    Optional reftag when used with protection information.

--app-tag-mask=<appmask>, -m <appmask>
    Optional application tag mask when used with protection information.

--app-tag=<apptag>, -a <apptag>
    Optional application tag when used with protection information.

-S <storage-tag>, --storage-tag=<storage-tag>
    Variable Sized Expected Logical Block Storage Tag(ELBST).

-C, --storage-tag-check
    This flag enables Storage Tag field checking as part of Verify operation.

EXAMPLES

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