Specifications

Interfaces
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Channel-id - the unique identification of the channel on which to
send the boot command.
Destination-address
- the identification of the destination
system. Applicable only to multiaccess channels.
Verification code
-
a code to send to the remote system so it will
honor the request. The code can be either
4 or 8 bytes long. If
it is 4 bytes, no additional parameters can be sent. If
additional parameters are to be sent, the code must be
8 bytes
long.
Boot-server
- for a boot request, an indication of the server
system to be used to honor the request. One of:
Default-server
- the system that this system would normally
use.
Cornhand-source
- the system involved in this request.
Boot-device
- for a boot request, an indication of the device this
system is
to use to honor the request. One of:
Default-device
- the device that this system would normally
use.
Specified-device
- the device specified by the command source.
Device-id
- for specified-device, identification of the device to
boot from.
Software-id
- the software that the remote system is to load.
Outputs:
Return-code - the status of the request. One of:
Success
- request sent.
Transmit failed
- the local transmitter could not transmit the
request.
Unrecognized channel
- there is no channel with the specified
identification.
Channel in wrong state
- the channel is not in a state where
the boot can be done.