ISO image is an archive file that could be written to a optical disc(CD/DVD). ISO images can be created from optical discs by disc imaging software (freely available on internet) or from a collection of files. In HP-UX 11i v3 by default we can't mount .iso images we need a kernel module "fspd". it is Dynamically Loadable Kernel Module (DLKM).we need to install ISOIMAGE-ENH product which deliver this fspd DLKM. You can download this product by following link : https://h20392.www2.hpe.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=ISOIMAGE-ENH After installation of ISOIMAGE-ENH load fspd module To Load fspd Module # kcmodule fspd=loaded To unload fspd Module # kcmodule fspd=unused And here is how it works very simply: Create a directory to mount iso image on it. # mkdir /rhel_iso # mount /soft/iso_images/RHEL-5.1-IA64-CD1.iso /rhel_iso Share my Blog and post questions and opinions in comments !!
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