Name

load − down-line load software to a target node

Syntax

/etc/load [ node ]

Description

The load command loads software to an unattended target node. The target node is loaded by the host that executes the load command.

The load command requires the identification of the service circuit over which the load is performed, the Ethernet hardware address of the target node, and the service password needed to gain access to the target.  This information is included in the nodes database entry for the target node.  A node entry is defined with the addnode command.  For further information, see addnode(8). The node is the name or address of the target node.  A node name consists of from one to six alphanumeric characters.  For single networks, a node address consists of a decimal integer (1-1023).  For multiple networks, a node address consist of two decimal integers (n.n), where the first indicates the network number (1-63), and the second indicates the node address (1-1023). 

Options

−p Uses the specified service and password (next arguments) in accessing the target node.  You can omit a target node’s service and password from the nodes database for security reasons, but you must then specify the service and password in the command line by using the −p option. 

Examples

# /etc/load bangor -p 130fe

This command causes node Bangor to be loaded by the ULTRIX host node executing the command.  The ULTRIX host uses the load files specified in the nodes database entry for node Bangor to perform the load.

See Also

addnode(8), ccr(8), getnode(8), mop_mom(8), remnode(8), trigger(8)
Guide to Local Area Transport Servers