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NVMe Error Information Log Entries

NVMe Error Information Log Entries is the SMART / Health Information log counter of Error Information log entries accumulated over the controller's life.

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The counter at bytes 176 through 191 is separate from Error Information log 01h, which supplies error details. That log can describe failed commands or errors not associated with a particular command. Inspect the reported status and context before treating an increase as a media failure. [3]

Relations

related

nvme-smart-log, nvme-unexpected-power-losses, nvme-media-data-integrity-errors

Limitations

• The lifetime total is not the number of records returned by a particular log request and is not interchangeable with Media and Data Integrity Errors. [1, 2, 3]

Citations

1. Microsoft: NVME_HEALTH_INFO_LOG, ErrorInfoLogEntryCount member (accessed 2026-10-14)
2. libnvme: nvme_get_log_error, request count and scope of error details (accessed 2026-10-14)
3. NVM Express Base Specification 2.3, section 5.2.12.1.3, Figure 210, p. 216: Number of Error Information Log Entries (accessed 2026-10-14)

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