Getting the Application Client's "HostNQN"
The application client running NVMe software drivers will have an NVMe Qualified Name, or NQN. The value is stored in the Linux files system under the following path:
Sample Command
/etc/nvme/hostnqn
If that directory is not automatically created upon installation of the NVMEe driver and utility software, you can generate the directory with the following procedure:
Create a directory and run the nvme
gen-hostnqncommand:
Sample Command
$ mkdir /etc/nvme; nvme gen-hostnqn > /etc/nvme/hostnqn
Use the following command to see the application client nvme hostnqn:
Sample Command
$ cat /etc/nvme/hostnqn
Sample Output
nqn.2014-08.org.nvmexpress:NVMf:uuid:e0411a14-fb39-4851-b0e9-5910a7d340bf
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