nvme-wdc-vs-fw-activate-history(1)

# nvme-wdc-vs-fw-activate-history(1) Manual Page

## NAME

nvme-wdc-vs-fw-activate-history - Execute NVMe WDC vs-fw-activate-history Vendor Unique Command, return result

## SYNOPSIS

    nvme [<global-options>] wdc vs-fw-activate-history <device>

## DESCRIPTION

For the NVMe device given, read a Vendor Unique WDC log page that returns the firmware activation history.

The <device> parameter is mandatory and must be 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.

## Firmware Activate History Log Page Data Output Explanation

Field | Description
--- | ---
Entry Number | The number of fw activate entry. The most recent 20 entries will be displayed.
Power on Hour | The time since the power on in hours:minutes:seconds.
Power Cycle Count | The power cycle count that the firmware activation occurred.
Current Firmware | The firmware level currently running on the SSD before the activation took place.
New Firmware | The new firmware level running on the SSD after the activation took place.
Slot Number | The slot that the firmware is being activated from.
Commit Action Type | The commit action type associated with the firmware activation event
Result | The result of the firmware activation event. The output shall be in the format: Pass or Failed + error code

## GLOBAL OPTIONS

The following options are defined at the top-level `nvme` command and are available to this subcommand:

--dry-run

  Print the command that would be executed, but do not actually execute it.

--no-ioctl-probing

  Disable probing for 64-bit IOCTL support.

--no-retries

  Disable retry logic on transient errors.

-o <fmt>
--output-format=<fmt>

  Set the reporting format to normal, tabular, 'json, or binary. Only one output format may be used at a time.

--output-format-version=<version>

  Select the output format version. Version 1 uses the original field naming, while version 2 (default) provides more consistent and script-friendly field names.

--timeout=<ms>

  Set the timeout for the command in milliseconds.

-v
--verbose

  Increase the level of detail in the output. May be specified multiple times to further increase verbosity.

These options can also be set as machine-wide defaults in nvme-cli.conf(5). A command-line flag always overrides the file.

## EXAMPLES

- Has the program issue WDC vs-fw-activate-history Vendor Unique Command :

      # nvme wdc vs-fw-activate-history /dev/nvme0

## NVME

Part of the nvme-user suite.