configuration ports and mount cdrom steps

[Mohammad.Faizal]

I did try several times to install powerchute cd onto my server.It never respond.It will always appear lost communication with my server.How can I configure the ports.Do I need to go to smitty command ?

[Steven Sim Kok Leong]

Hi,

1) Check your cdrom:

# ioscan -fnCdisk

Is your CDROM in a CLAIMED state or NO_HW state?

2) Try mounting another CD, are you able to mount it?

3) Does your CD of a specific format eg. PFS that requires pfs mounting?

4) Try mounting your CD on another server's CDROM drive, does it work?

Hope this helps. Regards.

Steven Sim Kok Leong

[Michael Tully · Accepted solution]

Hi,

I've not used this product but generally
products for HP come as a ready to load
depot file. There is a program called
'swinstall' that does this task. You need
to make sure that the CD is mounted and
you have the right path to the software
e.g. /cdrom/hpux/powerchute.depot

'smitty' is on on AIX... on HPUX the
equivalent is 'sam'

You need to make sure that the CD hardware
is working. Is the CD on a remote server?

Make sure that you have the correct installation
and mounting instructions.

Michael

[Josh_13]

is it on a local cdrom or networked cdrom?

if the later, then make sure that the network is not going to get busy while you load the software.

if possible use a local drive.

in either case, like was previously stated, first get the device claimed, then mount it.
if it is not claimed, then try using SAM for those functions, otherwise you'll have to look up claiming (i, myself, am only starting out in this feild and have a lot to learn).

if it is claimed, then use the following command:

mount -r /dev/dsk/c3t2d0/ /cdrom/

where /dev/dsk/c3t2d0/ is the absolute path of the claimed device for it's hardware address and /cdrom/ is a pre-existing directory that is empty that you wish to mount it to.

next step is to ls the cdrom
then to fire up the swinstall graphical interface. i suggest to use it becuaseit will do an analysis prior to installing that you might otherwise skip.

you will need to make sure that when you add the depot, that you have the correct type of drive/directory as well as the absolute path. then mark it for installation, and then tell it to install. it should take a little while to analyze, then you simply need to tell it ok if it says it can install it.

-Josh