Mounting a CD on UNIX

The following sections provide information about the mount commands you must use to mount the PATROL product CDs on your UNIX system.

Mounting the CD drive

In this procedure, the root directory for the CD drive is called /cdrom. This directory might be different for your computer, depending on how your system administrator has configured the device. If you have a question about the location or setup of your CD drive, please contact your system administrator.

  1. Log on as root.
  2. Insert the CD into the CD drive.

  3. Use the mount command appropriate to your platform to mount the CD.

    Platform

    Mount Command

    AIX

    mount -r -v cdrfs /dev/cd0 /cdrom

    HP-UX

    mount -F cdfs -o ro /dev/dsk/drive_for_cdrom/cdrom

    Solaris

    Volume Manager (/usr/sbin/vold) automatically mounts. Otherwise, mount -r -F hsfs /dev/sr0 /cdrom

    If a problem occurs, consult your system administrator or read the man page for mount.

  4. Log off.

Mounting the CD drive for an NFS Client

Before you can mount the CD on an Network File System (NFS) device, you must export the CD file system so that it can be mounted by NFS clients. Most platforms use the exportfs command to export a local file system, including a CD file system. However, Solaris platforms use the share command.

First-Time Installation

To mount the CD on an NFS client, follow these steps:

  1. Log on as root.
  2. Create a directory on your local computer (for example, /mnt/cdrom or

/mnt/cdrom/cdrom0 for Solaris) as the mount point for the CD on the remote host computer.

  1. Use the mount command appropriate to your platform to mount the CD.

    Platform

    Mount Command

    AIX, HP-UX

    mount host:/cdrom /mnt/cdrom

    Solaris

    mount host:/cdrom/cdrom0 /mnt/cdrom/cdrom0

    If a problem occurs, consult your system administrator or read the man page for mount.

  2. Log off.

 

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