Provided by: nvme-cli_2.13-2_amd64 
NAME
nvme-sanitize-log - Send NVMe sanitize-log Command, return result
SYNOPSIS
nvme sanitize-log <device> [--rae | -r] [--human-readable | -H]
[--raw-binary | -b]
[--output-format=<fmt> | -o <fmt>] [--verbose | -v]
DESCRIPTION
Retrieves the NVMe Sanitize log page from an NVMe device and provides the status of sanitize command.
The <device> parameter is mandatory NVMe character device (ex: /dev/nvme0).
Expected status and description :-
┌─────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Status Code │ Description │
├─────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │ │
│ 0x0000 │ NVM subsystem has never been │
│ │ sanitized. │
├─────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │ │
│ 0x0001 │ The most recent sanitize operation │
│ │ completed successfully. │
├─────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │ │
│ 0x0002 │ A sanitize operation is currently in │
│ │ progress. │
├─────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │ │
│ 0x0003 │ The most recent sanitize operation │
│ │ failed. │
├─────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │ │
│ 0x0100 │ Global Data Erased bit If set to 1 │
│ │ then non-volatile storage in the NVM │
│ │ subsystem has not been written to: a) │
│ │ since being manufactured and the NVM │
│ │ subsystem has never been sanitized; │
│ │ or b) since the most recent │
│ │ successful sanitize operation. If │
│ │ cleared to 0, then non-volatile │
│ │ storage in the NVM subsystem has been │
│ │ written to: a) since being │
│ │ manufactured and the NVM subsystem │
│ │ has never been sanitized; or b) since │
│ │ the most recent successful sanitize │
│ │ operation of the NVM subsystem. │
└─────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────┘
Sanitize Progress - percentage complete
On success it returns 0, error code otherwise.
OPTIONS
-r, --rae
Retain an Asynchronous Event.
-H, --human-readable
This option will parse and format many of the bit fields into human-readable formats.
-b, --raw-binary
Print the raw buffer to stdout. Structure is not parsed by program. This overrides the vendor
specific and human readable options.
-o <fmt>, --output-format=<fmt>
Set the reporting format to normal, json or binary. Only one output format can be used at a time.
-v, --verbose
Increase the information detail in the output.
EXAMPLES
• Has the program issue Sanitize-log Command :
# nvme sanitize-log /dev/nvme0
NVME
Part of the nvme-user suite.
NVMe 05/02/2025 NVME-SANITIZE-LOG(1)