nvme-wdc-drive-log(1)

SYNOPSIS

nvme wdc drive-log <device> [--output-file=<FILE>, -o <FILE>]

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.

-o <FILE>
--output-file=<FILE>: Output file; defaults to device serial number followed by "drive_log" suffix

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/test
```

Part of the nvme-user suite