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Last Updated June 4, 2024

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Retrieve Binary Logs With NVMe*-CLI

Commands To Retrieve Debugging Information Using NVMe-CLI

Summary

Solidigm™ (Formerly Intel®) NVMe SSDs have a variety of logs. Which ones are needed will vary. Solidigm will inform you what to pull and this page shows how.

  • Here is how to pull binary logs with Storage Tool.
  • Here is how to pull standard NVMe logs.

Resolution

Only pull these logs if and when Solidigm requests them.

These commands require NVMe-CLI and are only supported by NVMe SSDs.

NOTE
  • Be sure to reference the correct device.
    • Text examples default to /dev/nvme0
  • solidigm plugin added in nvme-cli v2.1
    • use intel plugin for nvme-cli v2.0 or prior.

All Logs

  1. Open the CLI as admin.[LINK]
  2. Run the command:
    • nvme solidigm vs-internal-log /dev/nvme0

All .bin files are zipped, file is named: Serial plus timestamp.

Telemetry

  1. Open the CLI as admin.[LINK]
  2. Run the command:
    • nvme telemetry-log /dev/nvme0 --output-file=telemetry.bin

The .bin file has been saved in the current directory

NLog

  1. Open the CLI as admin.[LINK]
  2. Run the command:
    • nvme solidigm vs-internal-log /dev/nvme0 -t NLOG

The .bin file is zipped, file is named: Serial plus timestamp.
  1. Open the CLI as admin.[LINK]
  2. Run the command:
    • nvme intel internal-log /dev/nvme0 --namespace-id=1 --log=0 --output-file=nLog.bin

The .bin file has been saved in the current directory

Event Log

  1. Open the CLI as admin.[LINK]
  2. Run the command:
    • nvme solidigm vs-internal-log /dev/nvme0 -t EVENT

The .bin file is zipped, file is named: Serial plus timestamp.
  1. Open the CLI as admin.[LINK]
  2. Run the command:
    • nvme intel internal-log /dev/nvme0 --namespace-id=1 --log=1 --output-file=eventLog.bin

The .bin file has been saved in the current directory

Assert Log

NOTE

The drive needs to be asserted to have an assert log.

The device may not be in nvme list, expected.

  1. Open the CLI as admin.[LINK]
  2. Run the command:
    • nvme solidigm vs-internal-log /dev/nvme0 -t ASSERT

The .bin file is zipped, file is named: Serial plus timestamp.
  1. Open the CLI as admin.[LINK]
  2. Run the command:
    • sudo nvme intel internal-log /dev/nvme0 --namespace-id=1 --log=2 --output-file=assertLog.bin

The .bin file has been saved in the current directory

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Retrieve Binary Logs With NVMe*-CLI