Specifications

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Verification-code - for a boot request, the 4 or 8 byte
verification code sent by the requesting system.
Source-address
- the identification of the system that sent the
request. Applicable only on multiaccess channels.
Command-data-buffer
- for a console command, the buffer containing
the command message.
Command-break-flag
- for a console command, indicates when a break
condition is to precede the command message to the console.
Function:
Causes a system identification message to be sent.
This is a call to the Console Server.
Inputs:
Channel-id
- the unique identification of the channel on which to
send the identity.
Destination-address
- the identification of the destination
system. Applicable only to multiaccess channels.
If applicable
and not present, the identity message will be sent to the remote
console multicast group.
Outputs:
Return-code
- the status of the request. One of:
Success
- identity sent.
Transmit failed
- the data link failed to send the message.
Unrecognized channel
- there is no channel with the specified
identification.
Channel in wrong state
- the channel is not in a state where
the request can be received.
3.2.3.3 Boot
Function:
Force the remote processor to initialize itself.
his may cause
the system to reload its system image either locally
or remotely.