SYNOPSIS
nvme wdc purge-monitor <device>
DESCRIPTION
For the NVMe device given, send a Vendor Unique WDC Purge-Monitor command and provide the status of the purge command.
Expected status and description :-
| Status Code | Description |
|---|---|
0x00 |
Purge State Idle. |
0x01 |
Purge State Done. |
0x02 |
Purge State Busy. |
0x03 |
Purge State Error : Purge operation resulted in error, power cycle required. |
0x04 |
Purge State Error : Purge operation interrupted by power cycle or reset. |
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.
On success it returns 0, error code otherwise.
OPTIONS
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EXAMPLES
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Has the program issue WDC Purge-Monitor Vendor Unique Command :
# nvme wdc purge-monitor /dev/nvme0
NVME
Part of the nvme-user suite.