NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

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

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.

OPTIONS

       -o <format>, --output-format=<format>
           Set the reporting format to normal, or json. Only one output format can be used at a
           time. Default is normal.

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              │
       └───────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────┘

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.