installing from different server's cdrom drive

[Asya]

Hello,

How is it possible to install patches or drivers from cdrom on a different server?
rp7400 that i'm installing on doesn't have cdrom drive.
I know how to NFS share a cdrom drive on the machine in solaris, but no clue how to do it in hp-ux. Also, i this machine (the ones cdrom is being used) is not being shared.

Thanks!
Asya

[Abdul Rahiman]

Hello,

This type of questions were asked many times, here is a quick search result from teh forum search,

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=11179

regds,
Abdul.

[Steven E. Protter]

stick cd in cd drive

mount /cdrom

replace /cdrom with what you actually call it.

Make sure the proper parameters are uncommented in /etc/fstab

vi /etc/exports

add

/cdrom


to the list

save

exportfs -av

exports them.

lets say this machines hostname is server1

from second machine:

mount server1://cdrom /server1_mount

/server1_mount is a folder you set up specifically for this purpose, mounting the fs.

Now you are all set. Install away.

SEP


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[Michael Tully · Accepted solution]

This is what I use.

put in the CD into the drive your using.

mount it
# mount /dev/dsk/c2t1d0 /cdrom

vi /etc/exports and add this
/cdrom -anon=65534,ro,root=remotehost,access=remotehost

save the file

# exportfs -av

Go to remote server

# mkdir /rcdrom

# mount origserver:/cdrom /rcdrom

You can also set up the device for use as a depot by registering it. Then it also can be used remotely.

[Asya]

thank you very much.
I did search earlier today for this topic..and didn't see any similar topics. Sorry for my duplicate question. Asya.