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StorNVMe SCSI Translation Support

The following table lists SCSI commands and the translated NVMe command(s), where applicable. StorNVMe on Windows 10 version 1903 and later versions is compliant to SCSI Translation Reference Rev 1.5.

For more information, see Working with NVMe drives.

SCSI Command Translated NVMe Command
Sanitize* Sanitize**
Inquiry Identify
Log Sense Get Features, Get Log Page
Mode Select (10) -
Mode Sense (10) Identify, Get Features
Read (10) Read
Read (16) Read
Read Capacity (10) Identify
Read Capacity (16) Identify
Read Data Buffer 16 Get Log Page
Report LUNs Identify
Security Protocol In Security Receive
Security Protocol Out Security Send
Send Diagnostic n/a
Start Stop Unit Set Features, Get Features
Synchronize Cache (10) Flush
Test Unit Ready -
Unmap Dataset Management
Verify 10 Verify
Verify 16 Verify
Write 10 Write
Write 16 Write
Write Buffer Firmware Download, Activate

* SCSI Format Unit isn't supported as it can result in data loss.

** Details regarding translation of Sanitize SCSI to Sanitize NVMe command:

Sanitize CDB NVMe command
OperationCode: SCSIOP_SANITIZE NVME_ADMIN_COMMAND_SANITIZE (0x86)
Action: BlockErase BLOCK_ERASE_SANITIZE (2)
Action: CryptoErase CRYPTO_ERASE_SANITIZE (4)
Immediate (only 0 supported)
AUSE AllowUnrestrictedSanitizeExit

The Overwrite action isn't supported.