libnvme(9) API Manual libnvme(9)

# [NAME](#NAME)

enum nvme\_ana\_state - ANA Group Descriptor - Asymmetric Namespace Access State

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

enum nvme\_ana\_state {  
**NVME\_ANA\_STATE\_OPTIMIZED** ,  
**NVME\_ANA\_STATE\_NONOPTIMIZED** ,  
**NVME\_ANA\_STATE\_INACCESSIBLE** ,  
**NVME\_ANA\_STATE\_PERSISTENT\_LOSS** ,  
**NVME\_ANA\_STATE\_CHANGE**

};

# [Constants](#Constants)

[NVME\_ANA\_STATE\_OPTIMIZED](#NVME_ANA_STATE_OPTIMIZED)

ANA Optimized state

[NVME\_ANA\_STATE\_NONOPTIMIZED](#NVME_ANA_STATE_NONOPTIMIZED)

ANA Non-Optimized state

[NVME\_ANA\_STATE\_INACCESSIBLE](#NVME_ANA_STATE_INACCESSIBLE)

ANA Inaccessible state

[NVME\_ANA\_STATE\_PERSISTENT\_LOSS](#NVME_ANA_STATE_PERSISTENT_LOSS)

ANA Persistent Loss state

[NVME\_ANA\_STATE\_CHANGE](#NVME_ANA_STATE_CHANGE)

ANA Change state

enum nvme\_ana\_state October 2026

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Document: nvme_ana_state-libnvme3(2) from nvme-cli 3.2-r0 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/linux-nvme/nvme-cli