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     MKCPUBOOT(8)                                         MKCPUBOOT(8)

     NAME
          mkcpuboot - build cpu server boot media

     SYNOPSIS
          disk/mkcpuboot [ -m mbr ][ -p pbs ][ -l loader ] ][ -B -k
          kernel ] /dev/sdnn

     DESCRIPTION
          This program assists the setup of boot media for a cpu
          server booting from an independent file server.  Prepared
          boot disks should be ready to use.

          Mkfsboot builds a bootable 386 or amd64 image from configu-
          ration in the current directory on the image /dev/sdnn.  The
          directory 9fat contains at least the files loader, kernel,
          plan9.ini.  The default MBR, PBS, boot loader, and kernel
          are /386/mbr, /386/pbs, /386/9load, /amd64/9cpu, respec-
          tively.

     EXAMPLE
          To prepare a bootable kernel using the defaults on
          /dev/sdE0,

               disk/mkcpuboot /dev/sdE0

          To use iplfat (see pcipl(8)),

               disk/mkcpuboot -m /386/iplmbr -p /386/iplpbs
                    -l /386/iplfat

     SOURCE
          /sys/src/cmd/disk/mkcpuboot

     SEE ALSO
          authsrv(2), auth(8), booting(8), iplpc(8)

     BUGS
          Using fat is dubious.  Iplpc should be the default.

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