HP UX Developer Tools Mount /dev/dsk/xxx /mnt/dvdrom, Mnt/dvdrom -ro,root=localsystem, Exportfs

ClusterPack V2.5 Release Note

Comprehensive Install Instructions

Overview

•Mount and register the ClusterPack DVD as a software depot.

•Install the ClusterPack Manager software (CPACK-MGR) using swinstall.

•Leave the DVD in the DVD drive for the next step.

Details

How to mount a DVD on a remote system to a local directory

On the system with the DVD drive (i.e. remote system)

1.Mount the DVD.

%mount /dev/dsk/xxx /mnt/dvdrom

2.Edit the /etc/exports file. DVDs must be mounted read only (ro) and, if required, can give root permission to other machines mounting the filesystem. (root=<machine_foo:machine_bar:machine_baz>) Add a line to

/etc/exports:

%/mnt/dvdrom -ro,root=<local_system>

3.Export the file system using all the directives found in /etc/exports.

%exportfs -a

4.Verify that the line you added is actually exported.

%exportfs

On the local machine:

5.Mount the DVD to an existing directory.

%/etc/mount <remote_system>:/mnt/dvdrom /mnt/dvdrom

NOTE	You cannot be in the /mnt/dvdrom directory when you try to
	mount. You will get a file busy error.

6.Unmount the DVD file system.

%/etc/umount /mnt/dvdrom

On the remote system:

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