nvme-smart-log

NVME-SMART-LOG(1) NVMe Manual NVME-SMART-LOG(1)

NAME

   nvme-smart-log - Send NVMe SMART log page request, returns result and log

SYNOPSIS

   nvme smart-log <device> [--namespace-id=<nsid> | -n <nsid>]
                           [--raw-binary | -b]
                           [--output-format=<fmt> | -o <fmt>] [--verbose | -v]

DESCRIPTION

   Retrieves the NVMe SMART log page from an NVMe device and provides the returned structure.

   The <device> parameter is mandatory and may be either the NVMe character device (ex: /dev/nvme0), or a namespace block device (ex: /dev/nvme0n1).

   On success, the returned smart log structure may be returned in one of several ways depending on the option flags; the structure may parsed by the program and printed in a readable
   format or the raw buffer may be printed to stdout for another program to parse.

OPTIONS

   -n <nsid>, --namespace-id=<nsid>
       Retrieve the SMART log for the given nsid. This is optional and its success may depend on the devices capabilities to provide this log on a per-namespace basis (see the NVMe
       Identify Controller for this capability). The default nsid to use is 0xffffffff for the device global SMART log.

   -b, --raw-binary
       Print the raw SMART log buffer to stdout.

   -o <fmt>, --output-format=<fmt>
       Set the reporting format to normal, json or binary. Only one output format can be used at a time.

   -v, --verbose
       Increase the information detail in the output.

EXAMPLES

      Print the SMART log page in a human readable format:

           # nvme smart-log /dev/nvme0

      Print the raw SMART log to a file:

           # nvme smart-log /dev/nvme0 --raw-binary > smart_log.raw

       It is probably a bad idea to not redirect stdout when using this mode.

NVME

   Part of the nvme-user suite

NVMe 05/02/2025 NVME-SMART-LOG(1)