Chapter 9. Overview of NVMe over fabric devices


Non-volatile Memory Express™ (NVMe™) is an interface that allows a host software utility to communicate with solid state drives.

Use the following types of fabric transport to configure NVMe over fabric devices:

NVMe over Remote Direct Memory Access (NVMe/RDMA)
For information about how to configure NVMe™/RDMA, see Configuring NVMe over fabrics using NVMe/RDMA.
NVMe over Fibre Channel (NVMe/FC)
For information about how to configure NVMe™/FC, see Configuring NVMe over fabrics using NVMe/FC.
NVMe over TCP (NVMe/TCP)
For information about how to configure NVMe™/TCP, see Configuring NVMe over fabrics using NVMe/TCP.

When using NVMe over fabrics, the solid-state drive does not have to be local to your system; it can be configured remotely through an NVMe over fabrics device.

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