Mounting CDs or DVDs (HP-UX)

 

This topic explains how to mount your DB2® for HP-UX product CD or DVD.

Depending on your system configuration, you might need to log on as root to mount discs. To mount your DB2 for HP-UX product CD or DVD:

  1. Insert the CD or DVD in the drive.

  2. If necessary, define a new directory as the mount point for the CD or DVD drive. Define /cdrom as the mount point using the mkdir /cdrom command.

  3. If necessary, identify the drive device file using the ioscan -fnC disk command. This command lists all recognized CD or DVD drives and their associated device files. The filename will be something similar to /dev/dsk/c1t2d0.

  4. Mount the CD or DVD drive to the mount-point directory: 

       mount -F cdfs -o rr /dev/dsk/c1t2d0 /cdrom

  5. Obtain a file listing to verify the mount using the ls /cdrom command.

  6. Log out.
Your CD or DVD file system is now mounted. View the contents of the CD or DVD by placing it in the drive and enter the cd /cdrom command where cdrom is the mount point directory.

Parent topic: An overview of installing your DB2 server product (Linux and UNIX)