HMC media device driver
You use the HMC media device driver to access files on removable media at a system that runs the Hardware Management Console (HMC).
Before you begin: You must
log in to the HMC on the system with the removable media and assign
the media to the LPAR.
The HMC media device driver supports the following removable media:
- A DVD in the DVD drive of the HMC system
- A CD in the DVD drive of the HMC system
- USB-attached storage that is plugged into the HMC system
The HMC media device driver uses the /dev/hmcdrv
device node to support these capabilities:
- List the media contents with the
lshmc
command. - Mount the media contents as a file system with the
hmcdrvfs
command.
Installers on suitably prepared installation DVDs can use these capabilities to install Linux® in an LPAR.