The software described in this documentation is either in Extended Support or Sustaining Support. See https://www.oracle.com/us/support/library/enterprise-linux-support-policies-069172.pdf for more information.
Oracle recommends that you upgrade the software described by this documentation as soon as possible.
A loop device allows you to access a file as a block device. For
example, to mount a file that contains a DVD ISO image on the
directory mount point /ISO:
# mount -t iso9660 -o ro,loop /var/ISO_files/V33411-01.iso /ISO
If required, create a permanent entry for the file system in
/etc/fstab:
/var/ISO_files/V33411-01.iso /ISO iso9660 ro,loop 0 0