Quick Beginnings for DB2 Universal Database for UNIX

Step 3. Mount the CD-ROM

To install DB2 products using the DB2 Installer program, you must first mount the CD-ROM. Once you have mounted the CD-ROM, you can start installing DB2 Universal Database.

Refer to the following procedures to mount the CD-ROM on different UNIX operating systems:

Mounting on AIX Systems.
Mounting on HP-UX Systems.
Mounting on SCO UnixWare 7 Systems
Mounting on Solaris Systems.

Mounting on AIX Systems

Perform the following steps to mount the CD-ROM on AIX operating systems:

Log in as user with root authority.
Insert the DB2 Client Application Enablers CD-ROM in the drive.
Create a directory to mount the CD-ROM by entering the following command:
```
   mkdir -p /cdrom
```
where cdrom is the CD-ROM mount directory.
Allocate a CD-ROM file system by entering the following command:
```
   smitty storage
```
Select File Systems.
Select Add / Change / Show / Delete File Systems.
Select CDROM File Systems.
Select Add CDROM File System.
Select Device Name.

Device names for CD-ROM file systems must be unique. If there is a duplicate device name, you may need to delete a previously-defined CD-ROM file system or use another name for your directory.
In the pop-up window, enter /cdrom as the mount point.
Mount the CD-ROM file system by entering the following command:
```
   smit mountfs
```
Select the FileSystem name. For example, the name could be /dev/cd0.
Select the Directory name, /cdrom.
Select the Type of filesystem, cdrfs.
Set the Mount as READ-ONLY system to Yes.
Log off.

After mounting the CD-ROM, proceed to Step 4. Install the DB2 Products.

Mounting on HP-UX Systems

Perform the following steps to mount the CD-ROM on HP-UX operating systems:

Log in as user with root authority.
Insert the CD-ROM in the drive and mount it as in the following example:
```
    mkdir /cdrom
    /usr/sbin/mount /dev/dsk/c0t2d0 /cdrom
```
where /cdrom is the CD-ROM mount directory.
Log out.

The CD-ROM may also be mounted using the System Administration (SAM) tool. Consult your HP-UX documentation for more information about SAM.

After mounting the CD-ROM, proceed to Step 4. Install the DB2 Products.

Mounting on SCO UnixWare 7 Systems

Perform the following steps to mount the CD-ROM on SCO UnixWare 7 operating systems:

Log in as user with root authority.
Insert the CD-ROM in the drive and mount it as in the following example:
```
    mount -F cdfs -o ro /dev/cdrom/c0b0t5l0 /cdrom 
```
where c0b0t5l0 is the device name found under the /dev/cdrom directory and varies with the particular hardware on the system.
Log out.

After mounting the CD-ROM, proceed to Step 4. Install the DB2 Products.

Mounting on Solaris Systems

Perform the following steps to mount the CD-ROM on Solaris operating systems:

If the Volume Manager is not running on your system, enter the following commands to mount the CD-ROM:

   mkdir -p /cdrom/unnamed_cdrom
   mount -F hsfs -o ro /dev/dsk/c0t6d0s2 /cdrom/unnamed_cdrom

where /cdrom/unnamed_cdrom is the CD-ROM mount directory.

If you are mounting the CD-ROM drive from a remote system using NFS, the CD-ROM file system on the remote machine must be exported with root access. You must also mount that file system with root access on the local machine.

If the Volume Manager (vold) is running on your system, the CD-ROM is automatically mounted as:

   /cdrom/unnamed_cdrom

Log out.

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