19.1. Mounting a volume

This section tells how to mount a volume through the various EVMS user interfaces.

19.1.1. Using the EVMS GUI

Follow these steps to mount a volume with the EVMS GUI:

  1. Select Actions->File System->Mount.

  2. Select the volume you want to mount.

  3. In the Mount Point box, enter the directory on which you want to mount the volume.

  4. Click Options if you want to enter additional options for the mount.

  5. Click Mount.

Alternatively, you can mount a volume from the EVMS GUI context sensitive menu:

  1. Right click the volume you want to mount.

  2. Click Mount...

  3. In the Mount Point box, enter the directory on which you want to mount the volume.

  4. Click Options if you want to enter additional options for the mount.

  5. Click Mount.

19.1.2. Using Ncurses

Follow these steps to mount a volume with Ncurses:

  1. Select Actions->File System->Mount....

  2. Select the volume you want to mount.

  3. At the Mount Point prompt, enter the directory on which you want to mount the volume and press Enter.

  4. Select Mount Options if you want to enter additional options for the mount.

  5. Select Mount.

Alternatively, you can mount a volume with the Ncurses context-sensitive menu:

  1. Highlight the volume you want to mount and press Enter.

  2. Select Mount File System.

  3. At the Mount Point prompt, enter the directory on which you want to mount the volume and press Enter.

  4. Select Mount Options if you want to enter additional options for the mount.

  5. Select Mount.

19.1.3. Using the CLI

To mount a volume with the CLI, use the following command:

mount:<volume>, <mount point>, [ <mount options> ]

<volume> is the name of the volume to be mounted.

<mount point> is the name of the directory on which to mount the volume.

<mount options> is a string of options to be passed to the <command>mount</command> command.