NVME-WDC-CAP-DIAG(1)

NAME
nvme-wdc-cap-diag - Retrieve WDC device's diagnostic log and save to file.

SYNOPSIS

nvme wdc cap-diag <device> [--output-file=<FILE>, -o <FILE>]

DESCRIPTION

For the NVMe device given, sends the WDC Vendor Unique Capture-Diagnostics request and saves the result to a file.

The <device> parameter is mandatory NVMe character device (ex: /dev/nvme0).

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

OPTIONS

-o <FILE>, --output-file=<FILE>
    Output file; defaults to device serial number followed by "cap_diag" suffix

EXAMPLES

    • Gets the capture diagnostics log from the device and saves to default file in current directory (e.g. STM00019F3F9cap_diag.bin):

        # nvme wdc cap-diag /dev/nvme0

    • Gets the capture diagnostics log from the device and saves to defined file in current directory (e.g. testSTM00019F3F9cap_diag.bin):

        # nvme wdc cap-diag /dev/nvme0 -o test

    • Gets the capture diagnostics log from the device and saves to defined file with pathname (e.g. /tmp/testSTM00019F3F9cap_diag.bin):

        # nvme wdc cap-diag /dev/nvme0 -o /tmp/test

NVME

Part of the nvme-user suite.