SYNOPSIS

nvme wdc get-drive-status <device>

DESCRIPTION

For the NVMe device given, send the unique WDC get-drive-status command and provide the additional drive status information.

The <device> parameter is mandatory and may be either the NVMe character device (ex: /dev/nvme0).

This will only work on WDC devices supporting this feature. Results for any other device are undefined.

On success it returns 0, error code otherwise.

Output Explanation

Field Description

Percent Life Used.

The percentage of drive function used.

EOL (End of Life) Status

The 3 possible states are : Normal, Read Only, or End of Life.

Assert Dump Status

The 2 possible states are : Present or Not Present.

Thermal Throttling Status

The 3 possible states are : Off, On, or Unavailable.

Format Corrupt Reason

The 3 possible states are : Not Corrupted, Corrupt due to FW Assert, or Corrupt for Unknown Reason.

EXAMPLES

  • Has the program issue WDC get-drive-status command :

    # nvme wdc get-drive-status /dev/nvme0

NVME

Part of the nvme-user suite.