This procedure describes how to mount and unmount remote and local file systems.
Mounting makes file systems, files, directories, devices, and special files available for use at a particular location in the file tree. It is the only way a file system is made accessible to users.
Check the file systems before mounting by using the procedure "Verifying File Systems" or running the fsck command.
| Mounting or Unmounting a File System Tasks | |
|---|---|
| Web-based System Manager: wsm fs
fast path (File Systems application) -OR- | |
| Task | SMIT Fast Path |
| Mount a Journaled File System (JFS) | smit mountfs |
| Unmount a File System on a Fixed Disk | smit umountfs |
| Unmount a File System on a Removeable Disk | smit umntdsk |
Note: If an unmount fails, it might be because a user or process has an opened file in the file system being unmounted. The fuser command lets you know which user or process might be causing the failure.