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 product disks
for WebSphere Process Server.
Mounting the CD-ROM
on AIX systems. To mount the CD-ROM on an AIX system 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, select 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 might 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.
- Select OK to close the window, then select 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, select List.
- In the Mount as READ-ONLY system field, select yes.
- Accept the remaining default values and select 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 systems. Because WebSphere Process Server contains several files with
long file names, the mount command can fail. The following steps
let you mount your WebSphere Process Server product CD-ROMs on the
HP-UX platform successfully: - 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 systems. To mount the CD-ROM on a Linux system: - 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
systems. To mount the CD-ROM on a Solaris system: - Log in as a user with root authority.
- Insert the CD-ROM into the drive.
- If the Volume Manager (vold) 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 /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 vold is running on your system, the CD-ROM is automatically
mounted as:
/cdrom/unnamed_cdrom
- Log out.