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NODE

VIA

CPU

SERVICE

SOFTWARE

ADDRESS node-address

FROM file-spec

HOST node-id

NAME node-name

PHYSICAL ADDRESS E-address

SECONDARY LOADER file-spec

TERTIARY LOADER file-spec

VIA circuit-id

Examples

DEVICE device-type

PASSWORD hex-password

IDENTIFICATION software-id

TYPE software-type

SERVICE

SOFTWARE

ADDRESS node-address

CPU cpu-type

FROM file-spec

HOST node-id

NAME node-name

PHYSICAL ADDRESS E-address

SECONDARY LOADER file-spec

TERTIARY LOADER file-spec

Examples

DEVICE device-type

PASSWORD hex-password

IDENTIFICATION software-id

TYPE software-type

DECnet NCP LOAD — VMS DECNet_Endnode_4.5B

Use the LOAD command to downline load software to a target  node.

Additional information available:

NODEVIA

NODE

Use the LOAD NODE command to downline load software to a target  node.
This  command  loads  the  software either via the identified circuit (if
specified) or via the circuit obtained from the volatile database.   Any
parameter  left  unspecified in the command defaults to whatever entry
is specified in the volatile database on the executor node.

LOAD    NODE node-id    (parameters ...)

Additional information available:

CPUSERVICESOFTWARE

ADDRESS node-addressFROM file-specHOST node-idNAME node-name
PHYSICAL ADDRESS E-addressSECONDARY LOADER file-specTERTIARY LOADER file-spec
VIA circuit-idExamples

ADDRESS node-address

identifies the address that the target node is to use (when
it comes up).

CPU

identifies the target node's CPU type. There are four
possibilities:

        DECSYSTEM1020
        PDP11
        PDP8
        VAX

FROM file-spec

identifies the file specification of the load file
containing the system software to be downline loaded.

HOST node-id

identifies the default host that the target node is to use
(when it comes up).

NAME node-name

identifies the name that the target node is to use (when it
comes up).

PHYSICAL ADDRESS E-address

applies only to Ethernet circuits.  Specifies the Ethernet
address that the target node to be loaded downline currently
uses to identify itself.

SECONDARY LOADER file-spec

identifies the file specification of a secondary loader
program which performs the downline load operation.

SERVICE

introduces a service parameter.

Additional information available:

DEVICE device-typePASSWORD hex-password

DEVICE device-type

identifies the node's line controller for the service circuit
over which the operation is to take place. The following are
the possible device types:

               DA   DL   DLV  DMC  DMF
               DMP  DMR  DMV  DP   DPV
               DQ   DTE  DU   DUP  DV
               DZ   KDP  KDZ  KL   PCL
               QNA  UNA

Both the synchronous and asynchronous ports on the DMF device
may be used.

PASSWORD hex-password

identifies the password required to trigger the bootstrap
mechanism on the target node.  The password is a hexadecimal
number.  For DDCMP circuits, it is in the range of 0 to FFFFFFFF;
for Ethernet circuits, it is in the range 0 to FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF.

SOFTWARE

introduces a software parameter.

Additional information available:

IDENTIFICATION software-idTYPE software-type

IDENTIFICATION software-id

identifies the ID of the software to be to be downline
loaded.

TYPE software-type

identifies a particular file type to be loaded. There are
three possibilities:

                SECONDARY LOADER
                TERTIARY LOADER
                SYSTEM

TERTIARY LOADER file-spec

identifies the file specification of a tertiary loader
program which performs the downline load function.

VIA circuit-id

identifies a circuit over which the loading sequence is to take
place.

Examples


     NCP>LOAD NODE NYC HOST BOSTON VIA DMC-5

         This command initiates a downline load operation for node NYC
         over circuit DMC-5.  When loaded, node NYC will have node BOSTON
         as the default host specification.

     NCP>LOAD NODE BANGOR

         This command initiates a downline  load  operation  for  node
         BANGOR.   Any  required default information is retrieved from
         the volatile database on the executor node.

VIA

Use the LOAD VIA command to downline load software to  a  target  node
via  the  specified circuit.  The target node identification is obtained
from the volatile database on the executor node.   If the target node is
on an Ethernet circuit, the PHYSICAL ADDRESS parameter must be specified
in this command.

LOAD    VIA circuit-id     (parameters ...)

Additional information available:

SERVICESOFTWARE

ADDRESS node-addressCPU cpu-typeFROM file-specHOST node-id
NAME node-namePHYSICAL ADDRESS E-addressSECONDARY LOADER file-spec
TERTIARY LOADER file-specExamples

ADDRESS node-address

identifies the address that the target node is to use (when
it comes up).

CPU cpu-type

identifies the target node's CPU type. There are four
possibilities:

        DECSYSTEM1020
        PDP11
        PDP8
        VAX

FROM file-spec

identifies the file specification of the load file
containing the system software to be downline loaded.

HOST node-id

identifies the default host that the target node is to use
(when it comes up).

NAME node-name

identifies the name that the target node is to use (when it
comes up).

PHYSICAL ADDRESS E-address

applies only to Ethernet circuits.  Specifies the Ethernet
address that the target node to be loaded downline currently
uses to identify itself.   The value is the Ethernet address
that the target node has set for itself or, if the target
node has not set an Ethernet address, the HARDWARE ADDRESS
parameter if associated with the target node in the executor
node's volatile database.

SECONDARY LOADER file-spec

identifies the file specification of a secondary loader
program which performs the downline load operation.

SERVICE

introduces a service parameter.

Additional information available:

DEVICE device-typePASSWORD hex-password

DEVICE device-type

identifies the node's line controller for the service circuit
over which the operation is to take place. The following are
the possible device types:

               DA   DL   DLV  DMC  DMF
               DMP  DMR  DMV  DP   DPV
               DQ   DTE  DU   DUP  DV
               DZ   KDP  KDZ  KL   PCL
               QNA  UNA

Both the synchronous and asynchronous ports on the DMF device
may be used.

PASSWORD hex-password

identifies the password required to trigger the bootstrap
mechanism on the target node.  The password is a hexadecimal
number.  For DDCMP circuits, it is in the range of 0 to FFFFFFFF;
for Ethernet circuits, it is in the range of 0 to FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF.

SOFTWARE

introduces a software parameter.

Additional information available:

IDENTIFICATION software-idTYPE software-type

IDENTIFICATION software-id

identifies the ID of the software to be to be downline
loaded.

TYPE software-type

identifies a particular file type to be loaded. There are
three possibilities:

                SECONDARY LOADER
                TERTIARY LOADER
                SYSTEM

TERTIARY LOADER file-spec

identifies the file specification of a tertiary loader
program which performs the downline load function.

Examples


     NCP>LOAD VIA DMP-0.4

         This command initiates a downline load operation over circuit
         DMP-0.4.  Any required default information is retrieved from
         the volatile database on the executor node.  NCP scans the
         node database until it finds a node whose service circuit
         matches the load circuit.

     NCP>LOAD VIA DMC-0 SOFTWARE TYPE SECONDARY LOADER

         This command intiates a downline load operation over circuit
         DMC-0, commencing with the secondary loader file.

     NCP>LOAD VIA UNA-0 PHYSICAL ADDRESS AA-00-04-00-07-04

         This command initiates a downline load operation over Ethernet
         circuit UNA-0, to the target node whose Ethernet physical
         address is specified in the command.



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