Mounting Disks on Oracle Solaris Systems

On most Oracle Solaris systems, the disk mounts automatically when you insert it into the disk drive. If the disk does not mount automatically, then follow these steps to mount it.

1. If necessary, switch the user to root and eject the currently mounted disk, then remove it from the drive:

   $ sudo sh
   password:
   # eject
   

2. Insert the appropriate installation media into the disk drive.
3. Verify if the disk is mounted automatically:

   # ls /dvd/dvd0
   

   If this command fails to display the contents of the installation media, then enter a command similar to the following to mount it:

   # /usr/sbin/mount -r -F hsfs /dev/dsk/cxtydzs2 /dvd
   

   In this example, /dvd is the disc mount point directory and /dev/dsk/cxtydzs2 is the device name for the disc device.