AIX series------ISO Mount

AIX5 version

• Method One
  

1 , create a logical volume, size, and ISO Image same or larger.

2 , in /etc/filesystems file to add and edit the logical volume entry, set the VFS to be Cdrfs

For example:

# Vi/etc/filesystems

/ISOCD:

dev =/dev/isocd

VFS = Cdrfs

Mount = False

Options = Ro

Account = False

3. for the LV creating the mount point /iso

4. with DD command to copy the ISO images to the LV

# dd If=/cdrom/domino.iso OF=/DEV/ISOCD

5. and the mount CD-ROM like, Mount the   

# MOUNT-RV Cdrfs/dev/isocd/iso

• Method Two
  

1 , in any VG in creating a LV , ( CDLV ), the size is equal to or greater than ISO the size.

2 , edit /etc/filesystems creating a file system

#vi/etc/filesystems

At the end of the add

/CDLV:

dev =/dev/cdlv

VFS = Cdrfs

Mount = False

Options = Ro

Account = False

or use Smit CRFs Create

3 , create a directory as a mount point /cdrom

4 , copy ISO files to CDLV in

#ddif =/tmp/hacmp5.4.1.iso OF=/DEV/CDLV bs=2048k

5 , Mount the ISO

#mount-RV Cdrfs/dev/cdlv/cdrom

then Cd/cdrom you'll see ISO The files in the

AIX6 TL4

AIX Down Mount ISO files, in previous versions, we generally created LV , and then DD ... the steps; ISCSI Kind of way.

AIX6.1 TL 4 Start , AIX the system provides a Loopmount command, you can directly Mountiso file.

Example:

#lslpp-L | Grepdevices.loopback.rte

Devices.loopback.rte 6.1.5.0 COMMITTED Loopback Device Driver

For example:

#loopmount-I/tmp/aix610704a.iso-o "-v cdrfs-o ro"-m/mnt

#loopmount-I/tmp/powerha7.1.1.iso-o "-v cdrfs-o ro"-m/mnt

Uninstall Umount/iso

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AIX series------ISO Mount