How to Add Access to CD or DVD Media in a Non-Global Zone

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This procedure enables you to add read-only access to CD or DVD media in a non-global zone. The Volume Management file system is used in the global zone for mounting the media. A CD or DVD can then be used to install a product in the non-global zone. This procedure uses a DVD named jes_05q4_dvd.

Become an administrator.
For more information, see Using Your Assigned Administrative Rights in Securing Users and Processes in Oracle Solaris 11.2 .

Determine whether the Volume Management file system is running in the global zone.

global# svcs volfs
STATE          STIME    FMRI
online         Sep_29   svc:/system/filesystem/volfs:default

(Optional) If the Volume Management file system is not running in the global zone, start it.
```
global# svcadm volfs enable
```
Insert the media.
Check for media in the drive.
```
global# volcheck
```
Test whether the DVD is automounted.
```
global# ls /cdrom
```
You will see a display similar to the following:
```
cdrom   cdrom1   jes_05q4_dvd
```

Loopback mount the file system with the options ro,nodevices (read-only and no devices) in the non-global zone.

global# zonecfg -z my-zone
zonecfg:my-zone> add fs
zonecfg:my-zone:fs> set dir=/cdrom
zonecfg:my-zone:fs> set special=/cdrom
zonecfg:my-zone:fs> set type=lofs
zonecfg:my-zone:fs> add options [ro,nodevices]
zonecfg:my-zone:fs> end
zonecfg:my-zone> commit
zonecfg:my-zone> exit

Reboot the non-global zone.
```
global# zoneadm -z my-zone reboot
```

Use the zoneadm list command with the –v option to verify the status.

global# zoneadm list -v

You will see a display that is similar to the following:

ID  NAME     STATUS       PATH                           BRAND      IP
 0  global   running      /                              solaris   shared
 1  my-zone  running      /zones/my-zone                 solaris   excl

Log in to the non-global zone.
```
global# my-zone
```
Verify the DVD-ROM mount.
```
my-zone# ls /cdrom
```
You will see a display similar to this:
```
cdrom   cdrom1   jes_05q4_dvd
```
Install the product as described in the product installation guide.
Exit the non-global zone.
```
my-zone# exit
```
Tip - You might want to retain the /cdrom file system in your non-global zone. The mount will always reflect the current contents of the CD-ROM drive, or an empty directory if the drive is empty.

(Optional) If you want to remove the /cdrom file system from the non-global zone, use the following procedure.

global# zonecfg -z my-zone
zonecfg:my-zone> remove fs dir=/cdrom
zonecfg:my-zone> commit
zonecfg:my-zone> exit