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vserver nvme namespace create

Create an NVMe namespace

Availability: This command is available to cluster and Vserver administrators at the admin privilege level.

Description​

The vserver nvme namespace create command creates a new NVMe namespace of a specific size. You must create NVMe namespaces at the root of a volume or qtree.

When you create an NVMe namespace, it is non-space reserved.

Note
This command is not supported for FlexGroups or Vservers with Infinite Volumes.

Parameters​

-vserver <Vserver Name> - Vserver Name
Specifies the Vserver.
-path <path> - Namespace Path
Specifies the path of the NVMe namespace. Examples of correct NVMe namespace paths are /vol/vol1/ns1 and /vol/vol1/qtree1/ns1.
-size {<integer>[KB|MB|GB|TB|PB]} - Size
Specifies the size of the NVMe namespace in bytes. You can specify a multiplier suffix:
  • KB (1024 bytes)
  • MB (KB*KB bytes)
  • GB (KB*MB bytes)
  • TB (MB*MB bytes)
-ostype {vmware|windows|linux} - OS Type
Specifies the operating system type of the NVMe namespace. The OS types are:
  • linux - the NVMe namespace stores Linux file system data.
  • vmware - the NVMe namespace stores VMware file system data.
  • windows - the NVMe namespace stores Windows file system data.
[-comment <text>] - Comment
Contains a textual description of the NVMe namespace.
[-block-size {512|4KB}] - Block Size
Specifies the block size of the NVMe namespace in bytes. Valid block sizes are
  • 512 (in Data ONTAP 9.6 and later)
  • 4096

Examples​

cluster1::*> vserver nvme namespace create -vserver vs_1 -path /vol/nsvol/namespace1 -size 100g -ostype linux