The following sections describe how to mount the CD-ROM for your
WebSphere Application Server product on UNIX operating systems.
Before you begin
After inserting a CD-ROM into a drive, some Linux and UNIX operating
systems require you to mount the drive.
Why and when to perform this task
Use these procedures to mount the product discs for WebSphere Application
Server.
Steps for this task (dependent on configuration)
- Mounting the CD-ROM on AIX To mount the CD-ROM on AIX
using the System Management Interface Tool (SMIT), perform the following steps:
- Log in as a user with root authority.
- Insert the CD-ROM in the drive.
- Create a CD-ROM mount point by entering the mkdir -p /cdrom command,
where cdrom represents the CD-ROM mount point directory.
- Allocate a CD-ROM file system using SMIT by entering the smit
storage command.
- After SMIT starts, click File Systems > Add / Change / Show
/ Delete File Systems > CDROM File Systems > Add CDROM File System.
- In the Add a File System window:
- Enter a device name for your CD-ROM file system in the DEVICE Name field.
Device names for CD-ROM file systems must be unique. If there is a duplicate
device name, you may need to delete a previously-defined CD-ROM file system
or use another name for your directory. The example uses /dev/cd0 as
the device name.
- Enter the CD-ROM mount point directory in the MOUNT POINT window.
In our example, the mount point directory is /cdrom.
- In the Mount AUTOMATICALLY at system restart field, select yes to
enable automatic mounting of the file system.
- Click OK to close the window, then click Cancel three times
to exit SMIT.
- Next, mount the CD-ROM file system by entering the smit mountfs command.
- In the Mount a File System window:
- Enter the device name for this CD-ROM file system in the FILE SYSTEM
name field. In our example, the device name is /dev/cd0.
- Enter the CD-ROM mount point in the Directory over which to mount field.
In our example, the mount point is /cdrom.
- Enter cdrfs in the Type of Filesystem field. To view the
other kinds of file systems you can mount, click List.
- In the Mount as READ-ONLY system field, select yes.
- Accept the remaining default values and click OK to close the window.
Your CD-ROM file system is now mounted. To view the contents of the
CD-ROM, place the disk in the drive and enter the cd /cdrom command
where cdrom is the CD-ROM mount point directory.
- Mounting the CD-ROM on HP-UX Because WebSphere Application
Server contains several files with long file names, the mount command can
fail. The following steps let you mount successfully your WebSphere Application
Server product CD-ROM on the HP-UX platform:
- Log in as a user with root authority.
- In the /etc directory, add the following line to the pfs_fstab file:
/dev/dsk/c0t2d0 mount_point pfs-rrip ro,hard
where mount_point represents
the mount point of the CD-ROM.
- Start the pfs daemon by entering the following commands
(if they are not already running):
/usr/sbin/pfs_mountd &
/usr/sbin/pfsd 4 &
- Insert the CD-ROM in the drive and enter the following commands:
mkdir /cdrom
/usr/sbin/pfs_mount /cdrom
The /cdrom variable represents
the mount point of the CD-ROM.
- Log out.
- Mounting the CD-ROM on Linux To mount the CD-ROM on
Linux:
- Log in as a user with root authority.
- Insert the CD-ROM in the drive and enter the following command:
mount -t iso9660 -o ro /dev/cdrom /cdrom
The /cdrom variable
represents the mount point of the CD-ROM.
- Log out.
Some window managers can automatically mount your CD-ROM for you. Consult
your system documentation for more information.
- Mounting the CD-ROM on Solaris To mount the CD-ROM on
Solaris:
- Log in as a user with root authority.
- Insert the CD-ROM into the drive.
- If the Volume Manager is not running on your system, enter the
following commands to mount the CD-ROM:
mkdir -p /cdrom/unnamed_cdrom
mount -F hsfs -o ro /dev/dsk/c0t6d0s2 /cdrom/unnamed_cdrom
The /cdrom/unnamed_cdrom variable
represents the CD-ROM mount directory and the /dev/dsk/c0t6d0s2 represents
the CD-ROM drive device. If you are mounting the CD-ROM drive from a remote
system using NFS, the CD-ROM file system on the remote machine must be exported
with root access. You must also mount that file system with root access on
the local machine.
If the Volume Manager (vold) is running on your
system, the CD-ROM is automatically mounted as:
/cdrom/unnamed_cdrom
- Log out.
What to do next
Return to the installation procedure to continue.