Some Linux and UNIX operating systems require you to mount the drive before you can access data on the compact disc.
Before you begin
Insert the compact disc into the drive before mounting 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
To mount the CD-ROM on AIX using the System Management Interface Tool (SMIT), perform the following steps:
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.
/dev/dsk/c0t2d0 mount_point pfs-rrip ro,hard
where mount_point represents the mount point
of the CD-ROM. /usr/sbin/pfs_mountd & /usr/sbin/pfsd 4 &
mkdir /cdrom /usr/sbin/pfs_mount /cdrom
The /cdrom variable represents the mount point of the CD-ROM.
mount -t iso9660 -o ro /dev/cdrom /cdrom
The /cdrom variable represents the mount point of the CD-ROM.
mkdir -p /cdrom/unnamed_cdrom mount -F hsfs -o ro /dev/dsk/c0t6d0s2 /cdrom/unnamed_cdromThe /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.
/cdrom/unnamed_cdrom
What to do next
Return to the installation procedure to continue.