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doc: update the nvme-cli user guide

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Update the content to support Intel specific commands and
add a note on the usage about spdk.conf file.

Change-Id: Id9bcac3719c951d3f4e9f6fe922004b3c325fabb
Signed-off-by: GangCao <gang.cao@intel.com>
Reviewed-on: https://review.gerrithub.io/394563
Tested-by: SPDK Automated Test System <sys_sgsw@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Jim Harris <james.r.harris@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Daniel Verkamp <daniel.verkamp@intel.com>
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GangCao 2018-01-12 02:45:39 -05:00 committed by Jim Harris
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# nvme-cli with SPDK Getting Started Guide
Now nvme-cli can support both kernel driver and SPDK user mode driver for most of its available commands.
Now nvme-cli can support both kernel driver and SPDK user mode driver for most of its available commands and
Intel specific commands.
1. Clone the nvme-cli repository from the SPDK GitHub fork. Make sure you check out the spdk branch.
~~~{.sh}
@ -40,7 +41,12 @@ This nvme-cli will access those devices from that running SPDK application.
Example: ./nvme smart-log 0000:01:00.0
~~~
9. Execute "<spdk_folder>/scripts/setup.sh reset" with the "root" account and update "spdk=0" in spdk.conf to
9. Run the "./nvme intel" commands for Intel specific commands against Intel NVMe SSD.
~~~{.sh}
Example: ./nvme intel internal-log 0000:08:00.0
~~~
10. Execute "<spdk_folder>/scripts/setup.sh reset" with the "root" account and update "spdk=0" in spdk.conf to
use the kernel driver if wanted.
## Use scenarios
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~~~
## Note
To run the newly built nvme-cli, either explicitly run as "./nvme" or added it into the $PATH to avoid invoke
other already installed version.
1. To run the newly built nvme-cli, either explicitly run as "./nvme" or added it into the $PATH to avoid
invoke other already installed version.
2. To run the newly built nvme-cli with SPDK support in arbitrary directory, copy "spdk.conf" to that
directory from the nvme cli folder and update the configuration as suggested.