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.\"     Title: nvme-wdc-drive-essentials
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.\"      Date: 10/31/2024
.\"    Manual: NVMe Manual
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.\"  Language: English
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.TH "NVME\-WDC\-DRIVE\-ES" "1" "10/31/2024" "NVMe" "NVMe Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
nvme-wdc-drive-essentials \- Retrieve WDC device\*(Aqs drive essentials bin files and save to a tar file\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.nf
\fInvme wdc drive\-essentials\fR <device> [\-\-dir\-name=<DIRECTORY>, \-d <DIRECTORY>]
.fi
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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For the NVMe device given, captures the drive essential bin files and saves them into a tar file\&. The tar file will be in the following format: DRIVE_ESSENTIALS_<Serial Num>_<FW Revision>_<Date>_<Time>\&.tar\&.gz e\&.g\&. DRIVE_ESSENTIALS_A00FD8CA_1048_20170713_091731\&.tar\&.gz
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The <device> parameter is mandatory; NVMe character device (ex: /dev/nvme0)\&.
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This will only work on WDC devices supporting this feature\&. Results for any other device are undefined\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
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\-d <DIRECTORY>, \-\-dir\-name=<DIRECTORY>
.RS 4
Output directory; defaults to current working directory\&.
.RE
.SH "EXAMPLES"
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.el \{\
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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Gets the drive essentials data files from the device and saves the tar file in current directory (e\&.g\&. DRIVE_ESSENTIALS_A00FD8CA_1048_20170713_091731\&.tar\&.gz):
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
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# nvme wdc drive\-essentials /dev/nvme0
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.if n \{\
.RE
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.RE
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.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
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Gets the drive essentials data files from the device and saves the tar file to specified directory (e\&.g\&. /tmp/DRIVE_ESSENTIALS_A00FD8CA_1048_20170713_091731):
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
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# nvme wdc drive\-essentials /dev/nvme0 \-d /tmp/
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.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.RE
.SH "NVME"
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Part of the nvme\-user suite\&.