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9.\"     @(#)dlmpcc.8	6.6 (Berkeley) 05/10/91
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11.Dd
12.Dt DLMPCC 8
13.Os
14.Sh NAME
15.Nm dlmpcc
16.Nd download
17.Tn MPCC
18.Sh SYNOPSIS
19.Nm dlmpcc
20.Op n
21.Sh DESCRIPTION
22.Nm Dlmpcc
23downloads
24.Tn CCI's
25Multi-Protocol
26Communication Controller
27.Pq Tn MPCC .
28The controller provides high-speed
29synchronous communications for the
30.Tn POWER
315 and
32.Tn POWER
336 families of computers.
34This utility allows you to
35download any or all of the
36.Tn MPCC
37boards.
38The configuration file
39.Pa mpcctab
40determines
41the protocol attributes for each
42.Tn MPCC
43board. See
44.Xr mpcctab 4
45for details.
46.Pp
47If you specify the command with no argument, then
48.Xr dlmpcc
49scans the configuration file
50.Pa mpcctab
51and downloads all configured boards
52with corresponding protocol software.
53.Pp
54Available option:
55.Pp
56.Bl -tag -width Ds
57.It Ar n
58Specify one or
59more
60.Tn MPCC
61boards for downloading. The valid values range from
62.Sy 0-15 .
63For example, the following command line orders
64.Nm dlmpcc
65to download only the protocol software identified with board 2:
66.Pp
67.Dl dlmpcc  2
68.Pp
69The next command line orders the download of the protocols identified with
70boards 0 and 3:
71.Pp
72.Dl dlmpcc  0  3
73.El
74.Pp
75Typically, this download function is performed at boot time from the
76.Pa /etc/rc.local
77file with an entry similar to:
78.Bd -literal -offset indent
79/usr/sbin/dlmpcc > /dev/console 2>&1
80.Ed
81.Sh SEE ALSO
82.Xr mpcctab 4 ,
83.Xr rc 8
84.Sh HISTORY
85The
86.Nm
87command appeared in
88.Bx 4.3 tahoe .
89