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Mounting a CD-ROM on UNIX Workstations

Mounting a CD-ROM on UNIX Workstations

Note   The information in this chapter applies to UNIX workstations (Maps and SNA View) only.

This appendix provide instructions on how to mount a CD-ROM from a local or remote system so you can install and configure CiscoWorks Blue Maps or CiscoWorks Blue SNA View on a workstation.

Also, this appendix covers how to export the CD-ROM from a remote workstation and then mount it on the local workstation.

This appendix contains the following main sections:

Mounting from a Local or Remote CD-ROM Drive on HP-UX and Solaris Systems

You can install CiscoWorks Blue Maps and SNA View from a CD-ROM drive attached to your system or from a drive connected to a remote system. You must first mount the local or remote device on the local system.

Caution Avoid exposing the CD-ROM to direct sunlight because it could harm the contents.

To install from a CD-ROM, perform the following tasks:

Exporting a CD-ROM File System from a Remote HP or Solaris System

This section covers how to export a CD-ROM file system from a remote system.

Caution The instructions for mounting a remotely exported CD-ROM drive on a local system are for like systems. For example, the instructions are for exporting a CD-ROM file system from an HP-UX system and mounting it on another HP-UX system for installation, or for exporting from a Solaris system and mounting on Solaris, but not for cross-platform operation. If necessary, your system administrator can help you with cross-platform exporting and mounting.

To export a CD-ROM file system, perform the following steps on the remote system:

Step 1   Insert the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.

Step 2   Log in as the root user.

Step 3   If the /cdrom directory already exists, proceed to the next step. If the /cdrom directory does not exist, create it with the mkdir command:

mkdir /cdrom

Step 4   If an exports file does not exist, create one using a text editor.

Step 5   Edit the exports file to include this line:

/cdrom -ro

Step 6   If you just created a new exports file (/etc/dfs/dfstab or /etc/exports) in Step 4, you must now enable your workstation as a Network File System (NFS) server. To start the nfsd server, enter the following commands:

/etc/init.d/nfs.server start

/sbin/init.d/nfs.server start

/usr/sbin/rpc.mountd -n

Step 7   On Solaris only, add the following line to the etc/dfs/dfstab file:

share -F nfs -o -ro /cdrom/cdrom0

Step 8   Mount the CD-ROM.

  The vold server automatically manages the CD-ROM device and performs the mounting. The CD-ROM may automatically mount onto the /cdrom/cdrom0 directory. If you are running File Manager, a separate File Manager window displays the contents of the CD-ROM disk. If the /cdrom/cdrom0 directory is empty because the CD was not mounted, or if the File Manager did not open a window showing the contents of the CD-ROM disk, verify the vold server is running by entering the following sequence of commands:
ps -ef | grep vold | grep -v grep

  If the system does not display anything, restart the server:
/usr/sbin/vold &

  If the vold server is running but did not mount the CD, stop the vold server process and then restart it:
kill -15 process_ID

/usr/sbin/vold &

  Where:
  process_ID is the UNIX process ID of the vold server.
  Then enter the mount command:
/usr/sbin/mount -r /dev/sr0 /cdrom

  Use the following commands to mount the CD-ROM:
/etc/mount -o ro -t cdfs /dev/device_filename /cdrom

  Where:
  -o ro mounts the CD-ROM in read-only mode.
  -t indicates the type of file system: hsfs for the ISO 9660 standard, or cdfs for the High Sierra standard with Rock Ridge extensions.
  device_filename is the name of the device you want to mount (for example /dev/dsk/c201d2s0) or a different device name reported by the /etc/ioscan program for the CD-ROM device.

Step 9   If the /etc/exports file existed previously, enter the following command to run exportfs:

exportfs -va

If /etc/exports did not exist previously, reboot your system.

reboot

Continue to the "Mounting a Remotely Exported CD-ROM File System on a Local HP or Solaris System" section.

Mounting a Remotely Exported CD-ROM File System on a Local HP or Solaris System

To mount a file system that is exported from a remote system, perform the following steps on the local system:

Step 1   Log in as the root user.

Step 2   If a /cdrom directory does not already exist, create it by entering the mkdir command:

mkdir /cdrom

Step 3   To mount a file system that is exported from a remote system, use the mount command as shown below.

mount remote_hostname:remote_filesystem local_mount_point

Where:

remote_hostname is the name of the remote workstation.

remote_filesystem is the name of the file system on the remote workstation.

local_mount_point is the name to be used on the local workstation.

For example, to mount the /cdrom file system from a remote host called faraway on a local directory named /cdrom, you would use the following command:

mount faraway:/cdrom /cdrom

The remote CD-ROM is ready for software installation on the local system.

Mounting a Local CD-ROM on HP-UX or Solaris

To prepare the system for software installation from a local CD-ROM drive, complete the following steps:

Step 1   Insert the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.

Step 2   Log in as the root user.

Step 3   If the /cdrom directory already exists, proceed to the next step.

If a /cdrom directory does not exist, create it with the mkdir command:

mkdir /cdrom

Mount the CD-ROM.

  The vold server automatically manages the CD-ROM device and performs the mounting. The CD-ROM may automatically mount onto the /cdrom/cdrom0 directory. If you are running File Manager, a separate File Manager window displays the contents of the CD-ROM disk. If the /cdrom/cdrom0 directory is empty because the CD was not mounted, or if File Manager did not open a window displaying the contents of the CD-ROM disk, verify that the vold server is running by entering the following sequence of commands:
ps -ef | grep vold | grep -v grep

  If the system does not display anything, restart the vold server using the following command:
/usr/sbin/vold &

  If the vold server is running but did not mount the CD-ROM, stop and restart the vold server process:
kill -15 process_ID

/usr/sbin/vold &

  Where
  process_ID is the UNIX process ID of the vold server.
/etc/mount -o ro -t cdfs /dev/device_filename /cdrom

  Where:
  -o ro mounts the CD-ROM in read-only mode.
  -t indicates the type of file system: hsfs for the ISO 9660 standard, and cdfs for the High Sierra standard with Rock Ridge extensions.
  device_filename is the name of the device you want to mount (for example /dev/dsk/c201d2s0) or a different device name reported by the /etc/ioscan program for the CD-ROM device.

Mounting from a Local or Remote CD-ROM Drive on AIX Systems

You can install CiscoWorks Blue Maps from a CD-ROM drive attached to your system or from a drive connected to a remote system. You must first use SMIT to mount the local or remote device on the local AIX system.

Caution Avoid exposing the CiscoWorks Blue Maps CD-ROM to direct sunlight because it could harm the contents.

To install Maps on AIX from a CD-ROM, you can do one of the following:

Mounting from a CD-ROM Drive on the Local AIX Workstation

This section describes how to mount the CD-ROM drive from the local workstation. If you have already performed this procedure, or if another device is already mounted on the mount point, this process will fail.

If you are using SMIT from a remote workstation, be sure to export the DISPLAY variable to your workstation before starting SMIT. Otherwise, you will be using SMITTY.

To mount the CD-ROM on the file system from a local CD-ROM drive, use SMIT to perform the following steps:

Step 1   Insert the Maps CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

Step 2   Log in as the root user.

Step 3   Enter the following smit command:

# smit

Step 4   From the System Management menu, click System Storage Management (Physical & Logical Storage).

Step 5   Select File Systems.

Step 6   Select Add/Change/Show/Delete File Systems.

Step 7   Select CDROM File Systems.

Step 8   Select Add a CDROM File System.

Step 9   Click the "DEVICE name" List button and select the device name (such as /dev/cd0) from the list that appears.

Step 10   In the Mount point field, enter the name of a mount point directory (such as /cdrom).

Step 11   Click OK and read the output.

Step 12   Click Done.

Step 13   Terminate SMIT by selecting Exit SMIT from the Exit menu.

Step 14   Use the mountfs command to mount the file system:

smit mountfs

Step 15   Click the "FILE SYSTEM name" List button, and select a device name (such as /dev/cd0) from the list that appears.

Step 16   In the "DIRECTORY field," enter the name of a mount point directory (such as /cdrom).

Step 17   Click the "TYPE of file system" List button, and select cdrfs as the file system type.

Step 18   Set the "Mount as Read-Only System" field to yes.

Step 19   Click OK and read the output, and then click Done.

Terminate SMIT by selecting Exit SMIT from the Exit menu.

Mounting from a CD-ROM Drive on a Remote AIX Workstation

This section covers how to mount a remote CD-ROM on your local workstation. Installation of CiscoWorks Blue Maps does not require any disk space on the remote system. The software is copied across the network to the local workstation.

On the Remote System

To mount the CD-ROM on the local file system from a remote CD-ROM drive, first mount the CD-ROM on the remote system using the following procedure. If you have already performed this procedure, or if another device is already mounted on the mount point, this process will fail.

Step 1   Insert the Maps CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

Step 2   Log in as the root user.

Step 3   To start SMIT, enter the smit command:

# smit

Step 4   On the System Management list, select System Storage Management (Physical & Logical Storage).

Step 5   Select File Systems.

Step 6   Select Add/Change/Show Delete File Systems.

Step 7   Select CDROM File Systems.

Step 8   Select Add a CDROM File System.

Step 9   Click the "DEVICE name" List button, and select the device name (such as /dev/cd0) from the list that appears.

Step 10   In the "Mount point field," enter the name of a mount point directory (such as /cdrom).

Step 11   Click OK and read the output.

Step 12   Click Done.

Step 13   Terminate SMIT by selecting Exit SMIT from the Exit menu.

Step 14   Use the mountfs command to mount the file system:

# smit mountfs

Step 15   Click the "FILE SYSTEM name" List button and select a device name (such as /dev/cd0) from the list that appears.

Step 16   In the "DIRECTORY field," enter the name of a mount point directory (such as /cdrom).

Step 17   Click the "TYPE of file system" LIST button and select cdrfs as the file system type.

Step 18   Set the "Mount as Read-Only System" field to yes.

Step 19   Click OK and read the output, and then click Done.

Step 20   Terminate SMIT by selecting Exit SMIT on the Exit menu.

Step 21   Enter the following command at the system prompt:

# smit mknfsexp

Step 22   In the "PATHNAME of directory to export" field, enter the path name (such as /cdrom).

Step 23   Use the arrow keys to change the "Mode to Export Directory" field to read-only.

Step 24   Enter the appropriate information, if necessary, into any of the other fields.

Step 25   Click OK, read the output, then click Done.

Step 26   Terminate SMIT by selecting Exit SMIT from the Exit menu.

Mount the CD-ROM On the Local System

Perform the following steps on the local system to mount the remote file system.

Step 1   Enter the smit command:

# smit mountfs

Step 2   In the "FILE SYSTEM name" field, enter the device name from the remote system (such as /cdrom).

Step 3   In the "DIRECTORY over which to mount" field, enter the name of the mount point directory (such as /cdrom).

Step 4   Click the "TYPE of file system" List button and select nfs as the file system type.

Step 5   In the "REMOTE NODE" field, enter the name of the remote host, such as host1.cisco.com.

Step 6   Set the "Mount as Read-Only System" field to yes.

Step 7   Click OK and read the output, and then click Done.

Step 8   Terminate SMIT by selecting Exit SMIT on the Exit menu.

The CD-ROM is ready for software installation.

Unmounting the CD-ROM

Unmount the CD by logging in as the root user and entering the following commands at the local or remote workstation on which the CD-ROM is mounted:

cd /

umount /cdrom

The CD-ROM device is unmounted from the /cdrom directory. Remove the CD-ROM from the drive.


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