Procedure to mount ISO images under Linux
1) You must login as a root user
2) Create the directory i.e. mount point:
# mkdir -p /mnt/temp_disk1
3) Use mount command to mount iso file called disk1.iso with loop option:
# mount -o loop disk1.iso /mnt/temp_disk1
Now you should be able to access all the files on that ISO image. Please note, you have to provide full path to iso image, not just iso image alone.
To mount /root/linux.iso file under /mnt directory.
issue the following commands.
# mount -o loop /root/linux.iso /mn/linux
to unmount
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To mount /root/sparc.iso file under /mnt directory.
issue the following commands.
# lofiadm -a /root/sparc.iso /dev/lofi/1
# mount -F hsfs -o ro /dev/lofi/1 /mnt
to unmount
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[11:53:56] @carlton: /var/vx/isis > cat command.log
Description: Calculate Maximum Volume Size
Date: Tue Sep 2 14:51:40 2003
Command: /usr/sbin/vxassist -g nfsdg -p maxsize
layout=stripe-mirror,log nmirror=2 stripeunit=128 ncolumn=2 init=zero
Output: 352747520
Exit Code: 0
Description: Calculate Maximum Volume Size
Date: Tue Sep 2 15:01:42 2003
Command: /usr/sbin/vxassist -g nfsdg -p maxsize
layout=stripe-mirror,log nmirror=2 stripeunit=128 ncolumn=11 init=zero
mirror=ctrl
Output: 387977216
Exit Code: 0
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Creating a Bootable Solaris Recovery CD
http://mah.everybody.org/docs/bootable-cdrom-for-solaris
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Creating a Bootable Solaris Recovery CD
by Mark A. Hershberger (weblog)
Solaris, unlike some other Operating Systems, does not ship with a method for creating bootable recovery media. The following procedure is one that I’ve been able to devise after searching for more help on the matter.
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