Problem in installing VCS for HPUX 11.11 using pfs_mount

[ips700]

I need to install my VCS for hpux 11.11. But I am unable to mount the CD using pfs_mount as instructed. The fopllowing are what I tried.

nohup pfsd &
nohup pfs_mountd &
pfs_mount -t rrip /dev/dsk/c1t1d1 /CDROM

Message
pfs_mount:giving up on /CDROM

Added the entry in the /etc/pfs_fstab file

/dev/dsk/c1t1d1 /CDROM pfs_rrip xlat=unix 10

No change

Tried
mount -F cdfs /dev/dsk/c1t1d1 /CDROM

mount succeeded but ehwn I selctec VCS it says that the software is not found in the CDROM.

Anybody has any ideas ? I already wasted 3 days on this even calling up veritas support.

[ips700]

Mayne I should point out that the CD I am trying to install from is a Copy of the orginal CD. Should that make any difference?

[Sanjay_6]

Hi,

Your pfs_fstab syntax looks wrong,

/dev/dsk/c1t1d1 /CDROM pfs_rrip xlat=unix 10


The correct syntax should be

/dev/dsk/c1t1d1 /CDROM pfs-rrip xlat=unix 1 0

Correct the syntax and try

nohup pfsd &
nohup pfs_mountd &
pfs_mount /CDROM

Also on 11.11 if you have the these two patches installed,

PHKL_25620 - s700_800 11.11 Rock Ridge extension for ISO-9660
PHCO_25841 - s700_800 11.11 Add Rock Ridge extension to mount_cdfs(1M)

Then, you can mount the cd without using pfs_mount. Try,

# mount -F cdfs -o rr /dev/dsk/cxtydz /CDROM

Hope this helps.

Regds

[Bill Hassell]

There are 3 patches you need for 11.11 to have to make RockRidge extensions work (and avoid the PAIN of pfs_mount, etc):

PHCO_25841
PHKL_26269
PHKL_28025

Now the syntax to mount the CDROM will be:

mount -F cdfs -orr /dev/dsk/c11t1d1 /CDROM

I would not put any entry to automatically mount a CDROM in fstab since your system bootup will be stalled when there is no CD in the tray. Or you can add the undocumented noauto flag. Don't be concerned that Veritas can't help...the cdrom situation for HP-UX is 'very convoluted' at best.

[ips700]

Thanks for the replies. The problem is solved.

I was starting pfsd first and then started pfs_mountd. I changed the order.

Also I was mounting /dev/dsk and changed it to /dev/rdsk.

This was according to some latest docs I got from a colleague. I dont know which one was the solution but now I am able to mount and install the software. Somehow the file names are also changed slightly once mounted(INSTALLER. is now installer)

[Bill Hassell]

It's actually a lot more pervasive. On a CDROM, all names start out as ALL UPPERCASE and have ;1 appended as in INSTALLER;1 and this is industry standard ISO 9660 format. Until recently, that's all HP-UX could do...show the filenames as they appear on the CD. The PFS code came out as a temporary workaround, albeit painful due to the use of NFS-to-self coding. Much later, the -ocdcase option was added but it was a bruteforce rename of INSTALLER; to installer but would mess up MiXeDcAsE filenames like: InstaLLER. Finally, the 3 mentioned patches came out and added -orr to use native RockRidge format code to display the names allowing mixed cadse and long filenames.