Managing NVMe

This topic describes how to manage your NVMe devices and namespaces.

Display NVM namespaces
Select this function to show all NVMe devices and namespaces that exist on the IBM® i partition.
Display NVM devices
Select this function to show all NVMe devices that exist on the IBM i partition.
Create NVM namespaces
Select this function to allocate storage and create namespaces on a NVMe device.
Create NVM namespaces to match another NVM device
Select this function to create namespaces on a NVMe device that match the capacity of namespaces on another NVMe device.
Create NVM namespaces to pair with Active mirror protected NVM units
Select this function to create namespaces on a NVMe device to pair with active mirror protected NVMe units.
Delete existing NVM namespaces
Select this function to destroy the IBM i disk unit associated with the NVMe namespace and return the namespace storage to the available pool in the NVMe device.
Sanitize/Erase NVM device
Select this function to remove and destroy all data from the NVMe media and the cache.
Format NVM device to prepare device for IBM i
Select this function to change the block size of the NVMe device to a format that can be used on the IBM i partition.
NVMe password protection
Select this function to use the features of the NVMe password protection policy.

Parent topic: NVMe