Mounting the content of the removable media at the HMC

Use the hmcdrvfs command to mount the content of the removable media at the HMC.

Before you begin

Your Linux instance must have access to the removable media of the HMC.

About this task

You can mount the content of the removable media at the HMC in read-only mode on the Linux file system.

Procedure

  1. Optional: Confirm that your are accessing the intended content by issuing the lshmc command.
  2. Mount the media content by issuing a command of this form:
    # hmcdrvfs <mountpoint>
    where <mountpoint> is the mount point on the Linux file system.
    Example: The following command mounts the media content at /mnt/hmc:
    # hmcdrvfs /mnt/hmc

Results

You can now access the files on the media in read-only mode through the Linux file system.

What to do next

When you no longer need access to the media content, unmount the media with the fusermount command.