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pmempool: Persistent Memory Pool Management Tool

NAME

pmempool - Persistent Memory Pool Management Tool

SYNOPSIS

pmempool [--help] [--version] <command> [<args>]

DESCRIPTION

The pmempool is a management tool for Persistent Memory pool files created by NVML libraries.

The main purpose of pmempool is to provide a user with a set of utilities for off-line analysis and manipulation of pools created by pmem libraries. The pmempool is a generic command which consists of subcommands for specific purposes. Some of subcommands are required to work without any impact on processed pool, but some of them may create a new or modify an existing one.

The pmempool may be useful for troubleshooting by system administrators and for software developers who work on applications based on NVML library. The latter may find these tools useful for testing and debugging purposes also.

OPTIONS

-V, --version

Prints the version of pmempool.

-h, --help

Prints synopsis and list of commands.

COMMANDS

Currently there is a following set of commands available:

pmempool-info(1)

Prints information and statistics in human-readable format about specified pool.

pmempool-check(1)

Checks pool's consistency and repairs pool if it is not consistent.

pmempool-create(1)

Creates a pool of specified type with additional properties specific for this type of pool.

pmempool-dump(1)

Dumps usable data from pool in hexadecimal or binary format.

pmempool-rm(1)

Removes pool file or all pool files listed in poolset configuration file.

pmempool-convert(1)

Updates the pool to the latest available layout version.

In order to get more information about specific command you can use pmempool help <command>.