Setting up a Network Installation Repository From ISO Images

The following sample procedure describes how to set up a network installation repository from ISO images for the Java Desktop System on Linux:

1. Log in as root and create a directory to place the NFS image. For example, mkdir /export/jdsimage

2. Share the /export/jdsimage directory over NFS by inserting a line in /etc/exports. For example, enter /export/jdsimage (ro)

3. Enter /etc/init.d/nfs restart to restart the NFS server.

4. Create a directory to mount the ISO images temporarily while you copy the files, for example mkdir /mnt/iso

5. For each ISO image, do the following:

   • mount -o loop isofile.iso /mnt/iso

   • Copy all the files as follows:

     cd /mnt/iso

     tar cf - . | cat | (cd /export/jdsimage && tar xbf 1 - )

   • Unmount the ISO image as follows:

     cd /

     umount /mnt/iso

Repeat step 5 for all the ISO images.