lofiadm.txt
Bikle
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If I have a .iso file on a Solaris box, I may mount it.

Steps:

-Create a mount point
-Note the location of the .iso file
-Feed the location to lofiadm command line
-Note the resulting device file name displayed on the command line
-Use the resulting device file name in a mount command

Demo:

mule-1# mkdir /u3
mule-1# pwd  
/u2/bikle
mule-1# ls
./                          ../                         Solaris9FreeWaresparc.iso
mule-1# lofiadm -a /u2/bikle/Solaris9FreeWaresparc.iso
/dev/lofi/1
mule-1# mount -F hsfs -o ro /dev/lofi/1 /u3
mule-1# df -k
Filesystem            kbytes    used   avail capacity  Mounted on
/dev/dsk/c0t0d0s0    8068221 6070979 1916560    77%    /
/proc                      0       0       0     0%    /proc
mnttab                     0       0       0     0%    /etc/mnttab
fd                         0       0       0     0%    /dev/fd
swap                 28810312     216 28810096     1%    /var/run
swap                 28810192      96 28810096     1%    /tmp
/dev/dsk/c0t0d0s4    6857397 5748519 1040305    85%    /u1
/dev/dsk/c0t0d0s7      18963       9   17058     1%    /diskmanage
/dev/did/dsk/d5s3     144359    4723  125201     4%    /global/.devices/node@2
/dev/did/dsk/d1s3     144359    4751  125173     4%    /global/.devices/node@1
/dev/vx/dsk/rootdg/u2
                     103218991  435114 101751688     1%    /u2
/dev/lofi/1           434656  434656       0   100%    /u3
mule-1# cd /u3
/u3
mule-1# ls
./           ../          .cdtoc       .install/    README       components/  installer*   volstart*
mule-1#