// Copyright (c) 2018, Intel Corporation.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause

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ipmctl-load-session(1)
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NAME
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ipmctl-load-session - Loads content captured during
a recording session into internal memory buffers.
Captured content includes ACPI, SMBIOS tables, 
and FIS requests and responses.

SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
ipmctl load [OPTIONS] -source (path) -session

DESCRIPTION
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Loads content captured during a recording session into
internal memory buffers. Captured content includes ACPI,
SMBIOS tables, and FIS requests and responses.  A loaded
session can be executed using the 'start -session' command.


OPTIONS
-------
-h::
-help::
    Displays help for the command.

-ddrt::
  Used to specify DDRT as the desired transport protocol for the current invocation of ipmctl.

-smbus::
  Used to specify SMBUS as the desired transport protocol for the current invocation of ipmctl.

NOTE: The -ddrt and -smbus options are mutually exclusive and may not be used together.

TARGET
------
-source (path)::
  An absolute or relative path including the filename.

-session::
  Specifies that the source file contains recording data.

EXAMPLES
--------
Load the contents of a previously recorded session from /tmp/session.pbr.
[verse]
ipmctl load -source /tmp/session.pbr -session

LIMITATIONS
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RETURN DATA
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SAMPLE OUTPUT
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[verse]
Successfully loaded 1060619 bytes to session buffer.

