MATLAB Installation Guide for Unix

Mounting a CD-ROM Drive Remotely

If the CD-ROM drive is located on a remote system, follow these instructions to mount the drive on your system.

Note    You must be logged in as superuser to perform these steps. The examples assume /cdrom is the default mount point; replace this with the name of your local mount point.

1. On the remote system, where the CD-ROM drive is connected, mount it locally using the appropriate mount command from the table in Mounting a CD-ROM Drive Locally.
2. On the remote system, configure the CD-ROM drive so that it is available for mounting on your local system (i.e., exporting). Choose the appropriate export instructions for your platform from Table 1-6, Export Commands for Supported Platforms.
   
   

   Table 1-6: Export Commands for Supported Platforms  

   Platform	Export Instructions
   Alpha (Tru64 UNIX)	Add the line to the exports file, /etc/exports    /cdrom -ro
   HP 9000 (HP-UX)	Add the line to the exports file, /etc/exports    /cdrom -ro Export this information by executing    exportfs -av
   IBM RS/6000 (AIX)	Add the line to the exports file, /etc/exports     /cdrom -ro Export this information by executing    exportfs -av
   Linux	Add the line to the exports file, /etc/exports    /cdrom -ro Export this information by executing    kill -s SIGHUP pid_of_rpc.mountd pid_of_rpc.nfsd The process ids (pid) are taken from the output of the command   ps -agx
   SGI (IRIX)	Add the line to the exports file, /etc/exports    /cdrom -ro Export this information by executing    exportfs -av
   Sun (Solaris 2.x)	Execute    share -F nfs -o ro -d <cd-rom device> /cdrom Note that the -d <cd-rom device> is for information purposes only. It can be ignored.

3. On your local system, mount the remote CD-ROM drive using the appropriate mount instructions listed in Table 1-7, Mount Commands for Remote CD-ROM Drives. Replace cdrom_host with the actual hostname of the remote system to which the CD-ROM drive is connected. Your site may require additional options that are not listed here. Contact your system administrator for information about site-specific options.
   
   

   Table 1-7: Mount Commands for Remote CD-ROM Drives

   Platform	Mount Instructions
   Alpha (Tru64 UNIX)	mkdir /cdrom mount -r -t nfs cdrom_host:/cdrom /cdrom
   HP 9000 (HP-UX)	mkdir /cdrom mount -r cdrom_host:/cdrom /cdrom
   IBM RS/6000 (AIX)	mkdir /cdrom mount -r cdrom_host:/cdrom /cdrom
   Linux	mkdir /cdrom mount -r cdrom_host:/cdrom /cdrom
   SGI (IRIX/IRIX64)	mkdir /cdrom mount -r cdrom_host:/cdrom /cdrom
   Sun (Solaris 2.x)	mkdir /cdrom mount -F nfs -r cdrom_host:/cdrom /cdrom

Mounting Your CD-ROM Drive

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