---
name: "nvme-exclusion-add"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "nvme-cli"
version: "3.2-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/nvme-exclusion-add"
---

# nvme-exclusion-add(1)

Add an entry to an NVMe-oF exclusion list

## 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. Other versions are rejected.

- \--quiet

  Suppress informational messages. Errors are still reported, and --quiet cancels any --verbose for the library log level.

- \--set-options=\<key=value\>\[,\<key=value\>...\]

  Set libnvme library options for this invocation. Supported keys are *force-4k*, *mi-probe-enabled*, *test-base-dir* and *test-sysfs-dir*.

- \--timeout=\<ms\>

  Set the timeout for the command in milliseconds. *infinite* or *-1* waits without a time limit (0xffffffff).

- \-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)](/nvme-cli.conf/5.md). A command-line flag always overrides the file.

## EXAMPLES

• 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"
```

• 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-remove/1.md) [nvme-exclusion-list(1)](/nvme-exclusion-list/1.md) [nvme-exclusion-edit(1)](/nvme-exclusion-edit/1.md) [nvme-disconnect(1)](/nvme-disconnect/1.md)

## NVME

Part of the nvme-user suite