Date:
Monday, June 9, 2025 - 8:00am to Friday, June 20, 2025 - 5:00pm
Location: University of New Hampshire InterOperability Lab (UNH-IOL) – Durham, NH
Pre-Event Webinar: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM EDT
Event Schedule
Week 1: June 9–13 – NVMe over Fabrics Testing
Protocols: NVMe-oF™ (RDMA, TCP, RoCE, FC)
Testing Focus:
- NEW: Tests for automated discovery and centralized discovery
- Host and Target device interoperability
- Fabric controller behavior tests
Week 2: June 16–20 –PCIe Testing
Protocols & Features:
- NVMe over PCIe®
- New: Live migration validation for PCIe devices
- Zoned Namespace (ZNS)
- NVMe-MI™ (Management Interface)
Testing Focus:
- Regression, conformance, and feature interoperability testing
Pre-Event Webinar – May 13, 2025
Join us for a participant webinar covering:
- Plugfest logistics, registration tips, and testing flow
- Key updates to NVMe Test Suites
- Technical discussion on live migration scenarios
- Registration Link: [To be announced – stay tuned]
What's New in Plugfest #23
Live Migration Testing
For the first time, guided live migration tests will validate persistent state and performance behavior when migrating NVMe hosts between controllers
Updated Test Suites
- NVM Command Set Conformance v23.0
- NVMe PCIe Transport Conformance v23.0
- NVMe-MI Conformance v23.0
- ZNS Command Set Conformance v23.0
- NVMe RDMA Transport Conformance v23.0
- NVMe TCP Transport Conformance v23.0
Registration & Participation
All companies must register devices ahead of the event. Two devices are allowed per company, and a waiting list will be available if more devices are requested. To participate, an active NVMe membership is required. It is recommended each device pass pre-screening before testing begins.