Use the HMC to assign the removable media to the LPAR where your Linux® instance runs.
Before you begin
- You need access to the HMC, and you must be authorized to use the Access Removable
Media task for the LPAR to which you want to assign the media.
- For Linux on z/VM®, the z/VM guest virtual machine must have at least privilege class
B.
- For Linux in LPAR mode, the LPAR activation profile must allow issuing SCLP requests.
About this task
You can list files on the removable media at the HMC without having to first mount the
contents on the Linux file system.
Procedure
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Insert the removable media into the HMC system.
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Use the Access Removable Media task on your HMC to assign the removable
media to the LPAR where your Linux instance runs.
For Linux on z/VM, this is the LPAR where the z/VM hypervisor runs that provides the guest virtual machine to
your Linux instance.
For details, see the HMC documentation for the HMC at your installation.
Results
You can now access the removable media from your Linux instance.