xref: /original-bsd/old/dlmpcc/dlmpcc.8 (revision f72a1a16)
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10.Dd
11.Dt DLMPCC 8
12.Os
13.Sh NAME
14.Nm dlmpcc
15.Nd download
16MPCC
17.Sh SYNOPSIS
18.Nm dlmpcc
19.Op n
20.Sh DESCRIPTION
21.Nm Dlmpcc
22downloads
23.Tn CCI's
24Multi-Protocol
25Communication Controller
26.Pq Tn MPCC .
27The controller provides high-speed
28synchronous communications for the
29.Tn POWER
305 and
31.Tn POWER
326 families of computers.
33This utility allows you to
34download any or all of the
35.Tn MPCC
36boards.
37The configuration file
38.Pa mpcctab
39determines
40the protocol attributes for each
41.Tn MPCC
42board. See
43.Xr mpcctab 4
44for details.
45.Pp
46If you specify the command with no argument, then
47.Xr dlmpcc
48scans the configuration file
49.Pa mpcctab
50and downloads all configured boards
51with corresponding protocol software.
52.Pp
53Available option:
54.Pp
55.Bl -tag -width Ds
56.It Ar n
57Specify one or
58more
59.Tn MPCC
60boards for downloading. The valid values range from
61.Sy 0-15 .
62For example, the following command line orders
63.Nm dlmpcc
64to download only the protocol software identified with board 2:
65.Pp
66.Dl dlmpcc  2
67.Pp
68The next command line orders the download of the protocols identified with
69boards 0 and 3:
70.Pp
71.Dl dlmpcc  0  3
72.El
73.Pp
74Typically, this download function is performed at boot time from the
75.Pa /etc/rc.local
76file with an entry similar to:
77.Bd -literal -offset indent
78/usr/sbin/dlmpcc > /dev/console 2>&1
79.Ed
80.Sh SEE ALSO
81.Xr mpcctab 4
82.Xr rc 8
83.Sh HISTORY
84The
85.Nm
86command appeared in
87.Bx 4.3 tahoe .
88