Section 1 · User commands
nvme-wdc-purge-monitor.1
Package: nvme-cli
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NVME−WDC−PURGE−MO
NAME
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NVME
NAME
nvme-wdc-purge-monitor − Send NVMe WDC Purge−Monitor Vendor Unique Command, return result
SYNOPSIS
nvme wdc purge−monitor <device>
DESCRIPTION
For the NVMe device given, send a Vendor Unique WDC Purge−Monitor command and provide the status of the purge command.
Expected status and description :−
| Status Code | Description |
| 0x00 | Purge State Idle. |
| 0x01 | Purge State Done. |
| 0x02 | Purge State Busy. |
| 0x03 | Purge State Error : Purge operation resulted in error, power cycle required. |
| 0x04 | Purge State Error : Purge operation interrupted by power cycle or reset. |
The <device> parameter is mandatory and may be either the NVMe character device (ex: /dev/nvme0), or a namespace block device (ex: /dev/nvme0n1).
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
No options yet.
EXAMPLES
• Has the program issue WDC Purge−Monitor Vendor Unique Command :
nvme wdc purge−monitor /dev/nvme0
NVME
Part of the nvme−user suite.