nvme\_init\_manage\_export\_nvms\_send\_associate\_controllers(9) libnvme API manual nvme\_init\_manage\_export\_nvms\_send\_associate\_controllers(9)

# [NAME](#NAME)

nvme\_init\_manage\_export\_nvms\_send\_associate\_controllers - Initialize passthru command for Manage Exported NVM Subsystem Send - Associate Controllers (memory-based transports only)

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**void nvme\_init\_manage\_export\_nvms\_send\_associate\_controllers** **(struct libnvme\_passthru\_cmd \*cmd ,** **\_\_u16 esubid ,** **struct nvme\_exported\_ctrl\_assoc\_data \*data ,** **\_\_u32 len );**

# [ARGUMENTS](#ARGUMENTS)

[cmd](#cmd)

Passthru command to use

[esubid](#esubid)

Exported NVM Subsystem Identifier (ESUBID) of the target Exported NVM Subsystem

[data](#data)

Associate Controllers data buffer, see *struct* *nvme\_exported\_ctrl\_assoc\_data*

[len](#len)

Length of *data*

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Initializes the passthru command buffer for the Manage Exported NVM Subsystem Send command with SEL value NVME\_MANAGE\_EXPORT\_NVMS\_SEND\_SEL\_ASSOCIATE\_CONTROLLERS.

nvme\_init\_manage\_export\_nvms\_send\_associate\_controllers October 2026

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