Finally on aix 6.1 ibm have introduced mounting of iso directly without raw copy on lv: Check if necessary loopback device is available # lsdev -C | grep loop if nothing returned, run: # mkdev -c loopback -s node -t loopback loop0 Available If the device is not present on system you get this error: 1320-003 loopmount: Specified loopback device is not found in ODM Now for mount: # loopmount -i /iso/dvd.iso -l loop0 -o "-V cdrfs -o ro" -m /mnt/dvd And umount: ...
Example of PowerVM virtual dvd setup: login: padmin padmin's Password: 1 unsuccessful login attempt since last login. Last unsuccessful login: Mon Jan 31 18:51:28 CST 2011 on /dev/vty0 Last login: Mon Jan 31 18:28:29 CST 2011 on /dev/vty0 $ $ mkrep -sp rootvg -size 10G Virtual Media Repository Created Repository created within "VMLibrary" logical volume $ mkvopt -name 6_1_6osp.iso -dev cd0 -ro $ $ mkvdev -vadapter vhost1 -fbo -dev vcd1 vcd0 Available $ loadopt -vtd vcd0 -disk 6_1_6osp.iso $ unloadopt -vtd vcd0
There is a known problem with mounting ISO images on the AIX platform. To workaround the problem, complete the following instructions: Obtain the size of the image, then identify the nearest multiple of 128 MB that will provide enough space for the image. For example, the image of CD-ROM is approximately 650/700 MB, so use 768 MB as an image size. Make a logical volume of this size. Ensure that there is enough space on the physical volume. For example, hdisk0. ...