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27.Dd $Mdocdate: January 18 2008 $
28.Dt CENTRAL 4 sparc64
29.Os
30.Sh NAME
31.Nm central
32.Nd SPARC64 Central controller
33.Sh SYNOPSIS
34.Cd "central* at mainbus0"
35.Sh DESCRIPTION
36The
37.Nm
38device provides support for the
39.Nm
40host controller on sparc64 systems,
41most often found on Sunfire, Starfire, and Wildfire
42UltraSPARC systems.
43It provides an attachment point for the main
44.Xr fhc 4
45Firehose controller used to control board
46level functions on the host.
47.Sh SEE ALSO
48.Xr fhc 4 ,
49.Xr intro 4
50.Sh HISTORY
51.Ox
52support for the
53.Nm
54first appeared in
55.Ox 3.7 .
56