nvme-wdc-drive-log(1)
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NAME
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nvme-wdc-drive-log - Retrieve WDC device's drive log and save to file.

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

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

EXAMPLES
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* Gets the drive log from the device and saves to default file in current directory (e.g. STM00019F3F9drive_log.bin):
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# nvme wdc drive-log /dev/nvme0
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* Gets the drive log from the device and saves to defined file in current directory (e.g. testSTM00019F3F9drive_log.bin):
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# nvme wdc drive-log /dev/nvme0 -o test
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* Gets the drive log from the device and saves to defined file with pathname (e.g. /tmp/testSTM00019F3F9drive_log.bin):
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# nvme wdc drive-log /dev/nvme0 -o /tmp/test
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NVME
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Part of the nvme-user suite