Cd rom on solaris

1. Install VMware Tools in a Solaris Guest
Before you begin, make sure the virtual machine is powered on and the guest operating system is running.
To install VMware Tools in a Solaris guest
1 O n the host, choose VM > Install VMware Tools.
If an earlier version of VMware Tools is installed, the menu item is Update VMware Tools.
2 O n the guest, log in as root (su).
3 I f necessary, mount the VMware Tools virtual CD-ROM image.
Usually, the Solaris volume manager vold mounts the CD-ROM under /cdrom/vmwaretools. If the CD-ROM is not
mounted, restart the volume manager using the following commands:
/etc/init.d/volmgt stop
/etc/init.d/volmgt start
After the CD-ROM is mounted, change to a working directory (for example, /tmp) and extract VMware Tools by
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entering the following commands:
cd /tmp
gunzip -c /cdrom/vmwaretools/vmware-solaris-tools.tar.gz | tar xf -
5 R un the VMware Tools tar installer:
cd vmware-tools-distrib
./vmware-install.pl
Respond to the configuration prompts. Press Enter to accept the default value.
6 L og out of the root account:
exit
7 ( Optional) Start your graphical environment.
8 I n an X terminal, to start the VMware User process, enter the following command:
vmware-user
9 ( Optional) To start the VMware Tools control panel, enter the following command:
vmware-toolbox &
To change the default VMware Tools configuration options, see Open the VMware Tools Control Panel.
On Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris guests, open a terminal window and enter the command:
/usr/bin/vmware-toolbox &
Mounting CD-ROMs on Solaris
On most Solaris systems, the CD-ROM mounts automatically when you insert it into the CD-ROM
drive. If the CD-ROM does not mount automatically, follow these steps to mount it:
1. Switch user to root:
2. $ su - root
3. If necessary, enter the following command to eject the currently mounted CD-ROM, then
remove it from the drive:
4. # eject
5. Insert the first CD-ROM (CD 1) into the CD-ROM drive.
6. To verify that the CD-ROM mounted automatically, enter the following command:
7. # ls /cdrom/cdrom0
8. If the previous command fails to display the contents of the CD-ROM, enter a command
similar to the following to mount the CD-ROM:
9. # /usr/sbin/mount -r -F hsfs /dev/dsk/cxtydzs2 /cdrom
In this example, /cdrom is the CD-ROM mount point directory and /dev/dsk/cxtydzs2 is the
device name for the CD-ROM device, for example /dev/dsk/c0t2d0s2.

2. 10. If the Installer displays the Disk Location dialog box, enter the CD-ROM mount point
directory path, for example:
o CD-ROM mounted automatically:
o /cdrom/cdrom0
o CD-ROM mounted manually:
o /cdrom