1NVME-WDC-CAP-DIAG(1)              NVMe Manual             NVME-WDC-CAP-DIAG(1)
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NAME

6       nvme-wdc-cap-diag - Retrieve WDC device's diagnostic log and save to
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SYNOPSIS

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

13       For the NVMe device given, sends the WDC Vendor Unique
14       Capture-Diagnostics request and saves the result to a file.
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16       The <device> parameter is mandatory NVMe character device (ex:
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19       This will only work on WDC devices supporting this feature. Results for
20       any other device are undefined.
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OPTIONS

23       -o <FILE>, --output-file=<FILE>
24           Output file; defaults to device serial number followed by
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EXAMPLES

28       ·   Gets the capture diagnostics log from the device and saves to
29           default file in current directory (e.g. STM00019F3F9cap_diag.bin):
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31               # nvme wdc cap-diag /dev/nvme0
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33       ·   Gets the capture diagnostics log from the device and saves to
34           defined file in current directory (e.g.
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37               # nvme wdc cap-diag /dev/nvme0 -o test
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39       ·   Gets the capture diagnostics log from the device and saves to
40           defined file with pathname (e.g.
41           /tmp/testSTM00019F3F9cap_diag.bin):
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NVME

46       Part of the nvme-user suite.
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