Mounting CDs on Solaris

Consult the documentation for your Solaris system for exact details of how to mount a CD.

  1. Log on as root.
  2. Enter the following command to check if the Volume Manager is running on your system:
    /usr/bin/ps -ef | /bin/grep vold
    . If the Volume Manager is running, the CD is mounted automatically on /cdrom/wmqimbsol.
    If Volume Manager is not running, enter the following commands to mount the CD:
    mkdir -p /cdrom/wmqi
    mount -F hsfs -o ro /dev/dsk/cdrom device/cdrom/wmqi
    where cdrom device is the CD location, for example c1t2d0s0.
    You can use the following command to determine where your CD is located:
    iostat -En
    .

    Alternatively, use the volcheck command to automount a CD.