Provided by: nvme-cli_2.11-2_amd64 
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 <fmt>, --output-format=<fmt>
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.
NVMe 02/16/2025 NVME-WDC-VS-FW-A(1)