How to use another server's CD

FredSmith · #1 (**permalink**) 11-14-2006

I have a Sun server with a broken CD drive. I have a 2nd Sun server next to it.

How can I make ServerA "mount" ServerB's CDrom?

RTM · #2 (**permalink**) 11-14-2006

From Sunsolve:

Quote:

How to NFS share/mount a CD-ROM:

1) First you need to share the resource on the NFS server (the system
with the CD-ROM locally).

Edit the /etc/dfs/dfstab file and add the following entry:

share -F nfs -o ro /cdrom/cdrom0/s0

Then run the following command:

shareall

If this is the first time that the NFS server has shared
out a resource then do the following to start the nfs server daemons:

/etc/init.d/nfs.server start

2) Now mount the CD-ROM on the remote system.

Run showmount to verify that the NFS server is sharing out the CD-ROM:

showmount -e <NFS-server-name>

Mount the CD-ROM:

mount -rF nfs <NFS-server-name>:/cdrom/cdrom0 /cdrom

dangral · #3 (**permalink**) 11-14-2006

Another idea is to create a disk image from the cd, transfer the image to your server and mount the image.

More UNIX and Linux Forum Topics You Might Find Helpful
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
newbie: way to learn more about server's resource usage	blakekr	UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers	2	05-20-2008 12:43 AM
Able to ping server's private network	Jess	IP Networking	3	01-10-2008 08:45 PM
Linux server's	!_30	Gentoo	1	09-20-2006 04:12 PM

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search
Display Modes	Rate This Thread
Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode	Rate This Thread:


	Powered by