nvme-wdc-get-drive-status

NVME-WDC-GET-DRIV(1) NVMe Manual NVME-WDC-GET-DRIV(1)

NAME

   nvme-wdc-get-drive-status - Send the NVMe WDC get-drive-status command, return result

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.

NVMe 05/02/2025 NVME-WDC-GET-DRIV(1)