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NVME-CONNECT(1)			  NVMe Manual		       NVME-CONNECT(1)

NAME
       nvme-connect - Connect to a Fabrics controller.

SYNOPSIS
       nvme connect [--transport=<trtype> | -t <trtype>]
			       [--nqn=<subnqn> | -n <subnqn>]
			       [--traddr=<traddr> | -a <traddr>]
			       [--trsvcid=<trsvcid> | -s <trsvcid>]
			       [--host-traddr=<traddr> | -w <traddr>]
			       [--host-iface=<iface> | -f <iface>]
			       [--hostnqn=<hostnqn> | -q <hostnqn>]
			       [--hostid=<hostid> | -I <hostid>]
			       [--config=<filename> | -J <filename>]
			       [--dhchap-secret=<secret> | -S <secret>]
			       [--dhchap-ctrl-secret=<secret> |	-C <secret>]
			       [--nr-io-queues=<#> | -i	<#>]
			       [--nr-write-queues=<#> |	-W <#>]
			       [--nr-poll-queues=<#> | -P <#>]
			       [--queue-size=<#> | -Q <#>]
			       [--keep-alive-tmo=<#> | -k <#>]
			       [--reconnect-delay=<#> |	-c <#>]
			       [--ctrl-loss-tmo=<#> | -l <#>] [--tos=<#> | -T <#>]
			       [--keyring=<keyring>] [--tls-key=<tls-key>]
			       [--tls-key-identity=<identity>]
			       [--duplicate-connect | -D] [--disable-sqflow ]
			       [--hdr-digest | -g] [--data-digest | -G]	[--tls]
			       [--concat] [--dump-config | -O] [--application=<id>]
			       [--output-format=<fmt> |	-o <fmt>] [--verbose | -v]

DESCRIPTION
       Create a	transport connection to	a remote system	(specified by --traddr
       and --trsvcid) and create a NVMe	over Fabrics controller	for the	NVMe
       subsystem specified by the --nqn	option.

OPTIONS
       -t <trtype>, --transport=<trtype>
	   This	field specifies	the network fabric being used for a
	   NVMe-over-Fabrics network. Current string values include:
	   +-------+----------------------------+
	   | Value | Definition			|
	   +-------+----------------------------+
	   | rdma  | The network fabric	is an	|
	   |	   | rdma network (RoCE, iWARP,	|
	   |	   | Infiniband, basic rdma,	|
	   |	   | etc)			|
	   +-------+----------------------------+
	   | fc	   | WIP The network fabric is	|
	   |	   | a Fibre Channel network.	|
	   +-------+----------------------------+
	   | tcp   | The network fabric	is a	|
	   |	   | TCP/IP network.		|
	   +-------+----------------------------+
	   | loop  | Connect to	a NVMe over	|
	   |	   | Fabrics target on the	|
	   |	   | local host			|
	   +-------+----------------------------+

       -n <subnqn>, --nqn <subnqn>
	   This	field specifies	the name for the NVMe subsystem	to connect to.

       -a <traddr>, --traddr=<traddr>
	   This	field specifies	the network address of the Controller. For
	   transports using IP addressing (e.g.	rdma) this should be an
	   IP-based address (ex. IPv4).

       -s <trsvcid>, --trsvcid=<trsvcid>
	   This	field specifies	the transport service id. For transports using
	   IP addressing (e.g. rdma) this field	is the port number. By
	   default, the	IP port	number for the RDMA transport is 4420.

       -w <traddr>, --host-traddr=<traddr>
	   This	field specifies	the network address used on the	host to
	   connect to the Controller. For TCP, this sets the source address on
	   the socket.

       -f <iface>, --host-iface=<iface>
	   This	field specifies	the network interface used on the host to
	   connect to the Controller (e.g. IP eth1, enp2s0, enx78e7d1ea46da).
	   This	forces the connection to be made on a specific interface
	   instead of letting the system decide.

       -q <hostnqn>, --hostnqn=<hostnqn>
	   Overrides the default Host NQN that identifies the NVMe Host. If
	   this	option is not specified, the default is	read from
	   /usr/local/etc/nvme/hostnqn first. If that does not exist, the
	   autogenerated NQN value from	the NVMe Host kernel module is used
	   next. The Host NQN uniquely identifies the NVMe Host.

       -I <hostid>, --hostid=<hostid>
	   UUID(Universally Unique Identifier) to be discovered	which should
	   be formatted.

       -J <filename>, --config=<filename>
	   Use the specified JSON configuration	file instead of	the default
	   /usr/local/etc/nvme/config.json file	or none	to not read in an
	   existing configuration file.	The JSON configuration file format is
	   documented in
	   https://github.com/linux-nvme/libnvme/blob/master/doc/config-schema.json

       -S <secret>, --dhchap-secret=<secret>
	   NVMe	In-band	authentication secret; needs to	be in ASCII format as
	   specified in	NVMe 2.0 section 8.13.5.8 Secret representation.

       -C <secret>, --dhchap-ctrl-secret=<secret>
	   NVMe	In-band	authentication controller secret for bi-directional
	   authentication; needs to be in ASCII	format as specified in NVMe
	   2.0 section 8.13.5.8	Secret representation. If not present
	   bi-directional authentication is not	attempted.

       -i <#>, --nr-io-queues=<#>
	   Overrides the default number	of I/O queues create by	the driver.

       -W <#>, --nr-write-queues=<#>
	   Adds	additional queues that will be used for	write I/O.

       -P <#>, --nr-poll-queues=<#>
	   Adds	additional queues that will be used for	polling	latency
	   sensitive I/O.

       -Q <#>, --queue-size=<#>
	   Overrides the default number	of elements in the I/O queues created
	   by the driver.

       -k <#>, --keep-alive-tmo=<#>
	   Overrides the default keep alive timeout (in	seconds).

       -c <#>, --reconnect-delay=<#>
	   Overrides the default delay (in seconds) before reconnect is
	   attempted after a connect loss.

       -l <#>, --ctrl-loss-tmo=<#>
	   Overrides the default controller loss timeout period	(in seconds).
	   This	is the maximum time the	kernel will retry a connection,	where
	   each	retry will be issued after reconnect-delay seconds.

       -T <#>, --tos=<#>
	   Type	of service for the connection (TCP)

       --keyring=<keyring>
	   Keyring for TLS key lookup, either the key id or the	keyring	name.

       --tls-key=<tls-key>
	   TLS key for the connection (TCP), either the	TLS key	in interchange
	   format or the key id. It's strongly recommended not to provide the
	   TLS key via the comamnd line	due to security	concerns. Instead in
	   production situation, the key should	be loaded into the keystore
	   with	nvme tls --import and only the --tls options used. The kernel
	   will	select the matching key.

       --tls-key-identity=<identity>
	   The identity	used for the tls-key. If none is provided the tls-key
	   provided via	the comamnd line is considered a configuration key and
	   a derive key	will be	loaded into the	keyring.

       -D, --duplicate-connect
	   Allows duplicated connections between same transport	host and
	   subsystem port.

       --disable-sqflow
	   Disables SQ flow control to omit head doorbell update for
	   submission queues when sending nvme completions.

       -g, --hdr-digest
	   Generates/verifies header digest (TCP).

       -G, --data-digest
	   Generates/verifies data digest (TCP).

       --tls
	   Enable TLS encryption (TCP).

       --concat
	   Enable secure concatenation (TCP).

       -O, --dump-config
	   Print out resulting JSON configuration file to stdout.

       --context <STR>
	   Set the execution context to	<STR>. This allows to coordinate the
	   management of the global resources.

       -o <fmt>, --output-format=<fmt>
	   Set the reporting format to normal, json or binary. Only one	output
	   format can be used at a time.

       -v, --verbose
	   Increase the	information detail in the output.

EXAMPLES
          Connect to a	subsystem named
	   nqn.2014-08.com.example:nvme:nvm-subsystem-sn-d78432	on the IP4
	   address 192.168.1.3.	Port 4420 is used by default:

	       # nvme connect --transport=rdma --traddr=192.168.1.3 \
	       --nqn=nqn.2014-08.com.example:nvme:nvm-subsystem-sn-d78432

SEE ALSO
       nvme-discover(1)	nvme-connect-all(1)

AUTHORS
       This was	co-written by Jay Freyensee[1] and Christoph Hellwig[2]

NVME
       Part of the nvme-user suite

NOTES
	1. Jay Freyensee
	   mailto:james.p.freyensee@intel.com

	2. Christoph Hellwig
	   mailto:hch@lst.de

NVMe				  10/31/2024		       NVME-CONNECT(1)

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