nvme-wdc-drive-log
NVME-WDC-DRIVE-LO(1) NVMe Manual NVME-WDC-DRIVE-LO(1)
NAME
nvme-wdc-drive-log - Retrieve WDC device's drive log and save to file.SYNOPSIS
nvme wdc drive-log <device> [--output-file=<FILE>, -o <FILE>]DESCRIPTION
For the NVMe device given, sends the wdc vendor unique drive log request and saves the result to a file.
The <device> parameter is mandatory and may be either the NVMe character device (ex: /dev/nvme0), or a namespace block device (ex: /dev/nvme0n1).
This will only work on WDC devices supporting this feature. Results for any other device are undefined.OPTIONS
-o <FILE>, --output-file=<FILE>
Output file; defaults to device serial number followed by "drive_log" suffixEXAMPLES
• Gets the drive log from the device and saves to default file in current directory (e.g. STM00019F3F9drive_log.bin):
# nvme wdc drive-log /dev/nvme0
• Gets the drive log from the device and saves to defined file in current directory (e.g. testSTM00019F3F9drive_log.bin):
# nvme wdc drive-log /dev/nvme0 -o test
• Gets the drive log from the device and saves to defined file with pathname (e.g. /tmp/testSTM00019F3F9drive_log.bin):
# nvme wdc drive-log /dev/nvme0 -o /tmp/testNVME
Part of the nvme-user suiteNVMe 05/02/2025 NVME-WDC-DRIVE-LO(1)