1NVME-WDC-VS-FW-A(1)               NVMe Manual              NVME-WDC-VS-FW-A(1)
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NAME

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

10       nvme wdc vs-fw-activate-history <device> [--output-format=<normal|json> -o <normal|json>]
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DESCRIPTION

13       For the NVMe device given, read a Vendor Unique WDC log page that
14       returns the firmware activation history.
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16       The <device> parameter is mandatory and must be the NVMe character
17       device (ex: /dev/nvme0).
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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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22       On success it returns 0, error code otherwise.
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OPTIONS

25       -o <format>, --output-format=<format>
26           Set the reporting format to normal, or json. Only one output format
27           can be used at a time. Default is normal.
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FIRMWARE ACTIVATE HISTORY LOG PAGE DATA OUTPUT EXPLANATION

30       ┌───────────────────┬────────────────────────────┐
31Field              Description                
32       ├───────────────────┼────────────────────────────┤
33       │                   │                            │
34Entry Number       │ The number of fw activate  │
35       │                   │ entry. The most recent 20  │
36       │                   │ entries will be displayed. │
37       ├───────────────────┼────────────────────────────┤
38       │                   │                            │
39Power on Hour      │ The time since the power   │
40       │                   │ on in                      │
41       │                   │ hours:minutes:seconds.     │
42       ├───────────────────┼────────────────────────────┤
43       │                   │                            │
44Power Cycle Count  │ The power cycle count that │
45       │                   │ the firmware activation    │
46       │                   │ occurred.                  │
47       ├───────────────────┼────────────────────────────┤
48       │                   │                            │
49Current Firmware   │ The firmware level         │
50       │                   │ currently running on the   │
51       │                   │ SSD before the activation  │
52       │                   │ took place.                │
53       ├───────────────────┼────────────────────────────┤
54       │                   │                            │
55New Firmware       │ The new firmware level     │
56       │                   │ running on the SSD after   │
57       │                   │ the activation took place. │
58       ├───────────────────┼────────────────────────────┤
59       │                   │                            │
60Slot Number        │ The slot that the firmware │
61       │                   │ is being activated from.   │
62       ├───────────────────┼────────────────────────────┤
63       │                   │                            │
64Commit Action Type │ The commit action type     │
65       │                   │ associated with the        │
66       │                   │ firmware activation event  │
67       ├───────────────────┼────────────────────────────┤
68       │                   │                            │
69Result             │ The result of the firmware │
70       │                   │ activation event. The      │
71       │                   │ output shall be in the     │
72       │                   │ format: Pass or Failed +   │
73       │                   │ error code                 │
74       └───────────────────┴────────────────────────────┘
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EXAMPLES

77       •   Has the program issue WDC vs-fw-activate-history Vendor Unique
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80               # nvme wdc vs-fw-activate-history /dev/nvme0
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