Quick Beginnings

Step 3. Mounting the CD-ROM

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

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 Solaris Systems".

Mounting on AIX Systems

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

1. Log in as root.

2. Insert the CD-ROM in the drive.

3. Create a root directory by typing the following command:

      mkdir -p /cdrom
   

   
   

   The directory name /cdrom is used here as an example only. You may use a different name for your root directory.

4. Allocate a CD-ROM file system by typing the following command:

      smit storage
   

5. Select FileSystems.

6. Select Add/Change/Show/Delete FileSystems.

7. Select CD-ROM FileSystems.

8. Select Add CDROM FileSystems.

9. Select the DEVICE Name.
   

   Device names for CD-ROM file systems must be unique. You may need to delete a previously-defined CD-ROM file system or use another name for your directory, if there is a duplicate device name.

10. Respond to the prompt, mount point, by typing the following:

       /cdrom
    

11. Mount the CD-ROM file system by typing the following command:

       smit mountfs
    

12. Select the FileSystem name. For example, the name can be /dev/cd0.

13. Select the Directory name, /cdrom.

14. Select the Type of filesystem, cdrfs.

15. Set the Mount as READ-ONLY system to Yes.

16. Log out.

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

Mounting on HP-UX Systems

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

1. Log in as root.

2. 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.

3. Log out.

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

Mounting on Solaris Systems

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

1. Log in as root.

2. Insert the CD-ROM in the drive.

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

      /cdrom/unnamed_cdrom
   

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

   If the Volume Manager is not installed on your system, mount the CD-ROM by entering commands as shown in the following example:

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

3. Log out.

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