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sled-agent should format new NVMe drives with proper sector size

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Sled Agent
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Rust
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Description

New NVMe drives should be formatted to have 4096 bytes logical sector size.

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Research direction

Start by locating the sled-agent code responsible for preparing new NVMe drives and inspect how formatting is currently invoked. Confirm the supported formatting path and identify an existing test or validation for drive setup. Done means newly detected NVMe drives are formatted with a 4096-byte logical sector size.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
infrastructure
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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