1 LOAD Use the LOAD command to downline load software to a target node. 2 NODE Use the LOAD NODE command to downline loadsoftware to a target node, using either the identified circuit (if specified) or the circuit obtained from the volatile database. Any parameter left unspecified in the command defaults to whatever entry for the target node is specified in the volatile node database on the executor node. LOAD NODE node-id (parameters ...) All underscores found in parameters must be replaced with spaces when parameters are used in NCP commands. 3 ADDRESS node-address Identifies the address that the target node is to use (when it comes up). 3 CPU Identifies the target node's CPU type. There are four possibilities: DECSYSTEM1020 PDP11 PDP8 VAX 3 FROM file-spec Identifies the file specification of the load file containing the system software to be downline loaded. 3 HOST node-id Identifies the default host that the target node is to use (when it comes up). 3 LOAD_ASSIST_AGENT file-spec Specifies the OpenVMS image that will define the system software to be downline loaded to the target node. The load assist agent can be used to tailor the system software to be loaded. The LOAD ASSIST AGENT parameter applies to downline load operations for Local Area VAXclusters only. 3 LOAD_ASSIST_PARAMETER item Specifies a parameter to be passed to a load assist agent. The LOAD ASSIST PARAMETER value applies to downline load operations to Local Area VAXclusters only. 3 MANAGEMENT FILE file-spec Specifies a file containing management information for downline loading to the target node. 3 NAME node-name Identifies the name that the target node is to use (when it comes up). 3 PHYSICAL ADDRESS p-address Applies only to broadcast circuits. Specifies the address that the target node to be downline loaded currently uses to identify itself. The value is the physical address that the target node has set for itself or, if the target node has not set a physical address, the hardware address associated with the target node's device controller. 3 SECONDARY LOADER file-spec Identifies the file specification of a secondary loader program which performs the downline load operation. 3 SERVICE_DEVICE device-type Identifies the target node's line controller for the service line over which the operation is to take place. See HELP PARAMETERS DEVICE-TYPE for a list of devices. Only the synchronous port on the DMF service device may be used for service operations. 3 SERVICE_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 broadcast circuits, it is in the range 0 to FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF. 3 SOFTWARE_IDENTIFICATION software-id Identifies the name of the software to be to be downline loaded. 3 SOFTWARE_TYPE file-type Identifies a particular file type to be loaded first. There are four possible file-types: MANAGEMENT FILE SECONDARY LOADER TERTIARY LOADER SYSTEM 3 TERTIARY LOADER file-spec Identifies the file specification of a tertiary loader program which performs the downline load function. 3 VIA circuit-id Identifies a circuit over which the loading sequence is to take place. 3 Examples NCP>LOAD NODE NYC HOST BOSTON VIA FZA-1 This command initiates a downline load operation for node NYC over circuit FZA-1. 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. NCP>LOAD NODE SWIFT PHYSICAL ADDRESS AA-00-04-00-07-04 This command initiates the downline load operation for node SWIFT. The executor node uses the physical address specified in the command to address node SWIFT. 2 VIA Use the LOAD VIA command to downline load software to a target node using the specified circuit. The target node identification this is associated with the service circuit is obtained from the volatile database on the executor node. If the target node is on a broadcast circuit, the PHYSICAL ADDRESS parameter must be specified in this command. LOAD VIA circuit-id (parameters ...) All underscores found in parameters must be replaced with spaces when parameters are used in NCP commands. 3 ADDRESS node-address Identifies the address that the target node is to use (when it comes up). 3 CPU cpu-type Identifies the target node's CPU type. There are four possibilities: DECSYSTEM1020 PDP11 PDP8 VAX 3 FROM file-spec Identifies the file specification of the load file containing the system software to be downline loaded. 3 HOST node-id Identifies the default host that the target node is to use (when it comes up). 3 LOAD_ASSIST_AGENT file-spec Specifies the OpenVMS image that will define the system software for downline loading the target node. The load assist agent can be used to tailor the system software to be loaded. The LOAD ASSIST AGENT parameter applies to downline load operations to Local Area VAXclusters only. 3 LOAD_ASSIST_PARAMETER item Specifies a parameter to be passed to a load assist agent. The LOAD ASSIST PARAMETER value applies to downline load operations to Local Area VAXclusters only. 3 MANAGEMENT FILE file-spec Specifies a file containing management information for downline loading to the target node. 3 NAME node-name Identifies the name that the target node is to use (when it comes up). 3 PHYSICAL ADDRESS p-address Applies only to broadcast circuits. Specifies the address that the target node to be downline loaded currently uses to identify itself. The value is the physical address that the target node has set for itself or, if the target node has not set a physical address, the hardware address associated with the target node's device controller. 3 SECONDARY LOADER file-spec Identifies the file specification of a secondary loader program which performs the downline load operation. 3 SERVICE_DEVICE device-type Identifies the target node's line controller for the service line over which the operation is to take place. See HELP PARAMETERS DEVICE-TYPE for a list of devices. Only the synchronous port on the DMF service device may be used for service operations. 3 SERVICE_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 broadcast circuits, it is in the range 0 to FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF. 3 SOFTWARE_IDENTIFICATION software-id Identifies the name of the software to be to be downline loaded. 3 SOFTWARE_TYPE file-type Identifies a particular file type to be loaded first. There are four possible file-types: MANAGEMENT FILE SECONDARY LOADER TERTIARY LOADER SYSTEM 3 TERTIARY LOADER file-spec Identifies the file specification of a tertiary loader program which performs the downline load function. 3 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. The node database is scanned until a node is found whose service circuit matches the load circuit. NCP>LOAD VIA DMC-0 SOFTWARE TYPE SECONDARY LOADER This command initiates 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 physical address is specified in the command. !