Activates the LAT protocol on the local node.

  Format:

    START option

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NODE

  The START NODE command activates LTDRIVER. Before issuing
  this command, however you must invoke the System Generation Utility
  (SYSGEN) to load the LTDRIVER and the first template unit control
  block (UCB) as follows:

   $ RUN SYS$SYSTEM:SYSTEM
   SYSGEN> CONNECT LTA0/NOADAPTOR

  Note that use of the SYSGEN CONNECT command requires CMKRNL privilege.

  After the LAT protocol is activated, parameters can be changed
  by means of the SET NODE command.

  Format:

  START NODE node_name

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Parameters

/ENABLE/DISABLE/IDENTIFICATION/MULTICAST_TIMER

 node-name

  Specifies the name of the node that the LTDRIVER is activated on.
  If a name is not specified, the default is the translation of the
  logical name SYS$NODE. The name can be no more than 16 characters
  in length, and can only include the characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z,
  undersore (_), and dollar sign ($). Enclose the name in quotes
  (") if the name has lowercase characters.

 /ENABLE=(group1,group2,...groupn)

 Sets the groups to which the node belongs. There are 256 groups,
 numbered from 0 to 255 in decimal. The default value is 0.

 /DISABLE=(group1,group2,...groupn)

 Clears the groups formerly associated with the node. There are
 256 groups, numbered from 0 to 255 in decimal.

 /IDENTIFICATION="identification_string"

 Specifies the identification string associated with the
 node name. The string, up to 64 characters in length,
 may not contain a leading ampersand. Nonprintable characters
 are translated to spaces. The string must be placed in
 quotation marks ("). If no string is specified the string
 defaults to the translation of the logical name SYS$ANNOUNCE.

 /MULTICAST_TIMER=seconds

 Specifies, in seconds, the interval at which the VAX/VMS
 LAT node generates a configuration message. Minimum value
 is 10 seconds, maximum 255 seconds. The default value is 60.