---
name: "nvme-solidigm-id-ctrl"
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-solidigm-id-ctrl"
---

# nvme-solidigm-id-ctrl(1)

Send NVMe Identify Controller, return result and structure

## NAME

nvme-solidigm-id-ctrl - Send NVMe Identify Controller, return result and structure

## SYNOPSIS

```
nvme [<global-options>] solidigm id-ctrl <device>
                        [--raw-binary | -b]
                        [--vendor-specific | -V]
                        [--human-readable | -H]
```

## DESCRIPTION

This command is a Solidigm-specific extension of the NVMe Identify Controller command. It sends an NVMe Identify Controller command to the specified device and provides the result and returned structure.

The \<device\> parameter is mandatory and may be either the NVMe character device (ex: /dev/nvme0) or a namespace block device (ex: /dev/nvme0n1).

## OPTIONS

- \-H, --human-readable

  Display values in a human-readable format where possible. (deprecated, use --verbose)

## 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

• Send the Identify Controller command and interpret the output:

```
# nvme solidigm id-ctrl /dev/nvme0
```

• Print the raw output to stdout:

```
# nvme solidigm id-ctrl /dev/nvme0 --raw-binary
```

• Print the output in JSON format:

```
# nvme solidigm id-ctrl /dev/nvme0 -o json
```

• Display the vendor-specific fields:

```
# nvme solidigm id-ctrl /dev/nvme0 --vendor-specific
# nvme solidigm id-ctrl /dev/nvme0 -V
```

• Use human-readable output:

```
# nvme solidigm id-ctrl /dev/nvme0 --human-readable
# nvme solidigm id-ctrl /dev/nvme0 -v
```

## SEE ALSO

[nvme-id-ctrl(1)](/nvme-id-ctrl/1.md)

## NVME

Part of the nvme-user suite