HMC media device driver

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 LPAR mode z/VM guest

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 most commonly used removable media at the HMC is a DVD.
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.