# Generic HMN egress slot loader

Created in STEP_030I as product artifact only.

## Purpose

Replace the legacy `/root/hmn/hmn-load-vpn-slot.sh` for the new egress pool.

Legacy loader is hard-coded to:

- `vpn1|vpn2`
- table `200`
- blue/green active/standby logic

New loader supports:

- `vpn1..vpn5`
- metadata role `egress_pool_slot`
- dry-run mode
- no policy/routing switch
- no table 200 logic

## Safety

This file is not deployed to VM101 in STEP_030I.

Future deployment must be preceded by:

1. Proxmox snapshot of VM101
2. VM101 runtime backup
3. verification that legacy cron/hotplug remain frozen
4. dry-run on VM101
5. staged load of `vpn3-vpn5` only before touching `vpn1/vpn2`