User's Guide

MNTCD

Mount a CDROM on a unix file server

Function:

Mount a CDROM on a unix file server. A mount request is issued on the operator's console to mount a CDROM. The operator replies with a CD drive which is then nfs mounted on the user's local host. The drive name assigned by the operator is stored in TAE global variable $TAPEDRV.

Note that this program can be invoked from the UNIX/VMS command line; however, the CD drive name is not saved in a global variable. Refer to the User Notes for the syntax.

Parameters:

COMMENT
Mount message sent to the operator's console.

Examples:

  1. TAE> mntcd comment="mount cdrom us 2 of 9" this example requests the operator to mount the specified cdrom.

Description/Algorithm:

Mount a CDROM on a unix file server. A mount request is issued on the operator's console to mount a CDROM. The operator replies with a CD drive which is then nfs mounted on the user's local host. The drive name assigned by the operator is stored in TAE global variable $TAPEDRV.

User Notes:

  1. A CDROM can be mounted from the UNIX/VMS command line. The syntax for the command line is: mntcd <comment>

    comment -- Mount message sent to the operator's consoled.