Mounting CD

Instructions to mount SAP jConnect CD for various operating systems.

Note: The location of the mount command is server-specific and may differ from the instructions shown here. If you cannot mount the CD drive using the path shown, check your operating system documentation or contact your system administrator.
  1. Insert the SAP jConnect installation media in the appropriate drive.
  2. Start the installer
    • For HP HP-UX – Log out, log in as "root", mount the CD and enter:
      mount -F cdfs -o ro,rr /device_name /cdrom
      Then, log out and log in again as "sybase".
    • For IBM AIX – Log in as "sybase," mount the CD and enter:
      /usr/sbin/mount -v cdrfs -r device_name /cdrom

      where device_name is the CD drive device name, and /cdrom is the name of the directory where the CD is to be mounted.

    • For Solaris – The operating system automatically mounts the CD. Log in as "sybase". If you receive CD-reading errors, check your operating system kernel to make sure the ISO 9660 option is turned on. On Solaris, the CD drive device name is /cdrom/cdromx, where x is the number of the CD device.
    • For Linux – The operating system automatically mounts the CD.