NVME-EXCLUSION-ADD(1)             NVMe Manual            NVME-EXCLUSION-ADD(1)

NAME
       nvme-exclusion-add - Add an entry to an NVMe-oF exclusion list

SYNOPSIS
       nvme [<global-options>] exclusion add [--name=<NAME> | -N <NAME>]
                               --entry=<ENTRY> | -e <ENTRY>

DESCRIPTION
       Append an entry to the NVMe-oF exclusion list named <NAME>, creating
       the list if it does not exist. The entry is a semicolon-separated list
       of key=value fields; a controller is excluded when it matches every
       field present in the entry.

       The recognized field keys are the nvme connect option names: transport,
       traddr, trsvcid, nqn, host-traddr, host-iface, hostnqn and hostid. Only
       the fields given are matched, so a single key excludes broadly and more
       keys narrow the match. See the exclusion list overview (EXCLUSIONS.md)
       for the full match semantics.

       The entry is validated before it is written; an entry with an unknown
       key, or with no recognized field, is rejected. This command requires
       root.

OPTIONS
       -N <NAME>, --name=<NAME>
           Name of the exclusion list to add to. Omit to add to the default
           list (/etc/nvme/exclusions.conf).

       -e <ENTRY>, --entry=<ENTRY>
           The entry to add, e.g. "transport=tcp;traddr=192.0.2.10;nqn=...".

GLOBAL OPTIONS
       The following options are defined at the top-level nvme command and are
       available to this subcommand:

       --dry-run
           Print the command that would be executed, but do not actually
           execute it.

       --no-ioctl-probing
           Disable probing for 64-bit IOCTL support.

       --no-retries
           Disable retry logic on transient errors.

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

       --output-format-version=<version>
           Select the output format version. Version 1 uses the original field
           naming, while version 2 (default) provides more consistent and
           script-friendly field names.

       --timeout=<ms>
           Set the timeout for the command in milliseconds.

       -v, --verbose
           Increase the level of detail in the output. May be specified
           multiple times to further increase verbosity.

       These options can also be set as machine-wide defaults in
       nvme-cli.conf(5). A command-line flag always overrides the file.

EXAMPLES
       o   Exclude a single path to a subsystem:

               # nvme exclusion add --name user \
                       --entry "transport=tcp;traddr=192.0.2.10;trsvcid=4420;nqn=nqn.2024-01.com.example:vol1"

       o   Exclude a whole subsystem on every transport and address:

               # nvme exclusion add --name user --entry "nqn=nqn.2024-01.com.example:retired"

SEE ALSO
       nvme-exclusion-remove(1) nvme-exclusion-list(1) nvme-exclusion-edit(1)
       nvme-disconnect(1)

NVME
       Part of the nvme-user suite

NVMe                              09/07/2026             NVME-EXCLUSION-ADD(1)