User's Manual

Accessing And Remounting The Local File System

To access and mount the local file system:

NOTE: By default, the local hard disk drives are mounted as read-only.

1. Boot the system using the Linux-Based Diagnostic Tools (Dell 9G-12G servers) option.

The CentOS desktop is displayed.

2. Double-click the Local Hard Drives icon.

3. Double-click the disc folder.

The local hard drives are represented as folders named sde1, sde2, sde3, and so on.

4. To identify where the C: drive is mounted, open and check each folder.

The C: drive may be mounted at /mnt/disc/sde2.

5. To remount the local file system as read/write NTFS:

a. Close all windows that may be accessing the local file system.

b. Double-click the gnome-terminal icon.

c. In the CentOS terminal window, type unmount /dev/sde2, where /dev/sde2 is the location of the

device or partition you want to unmount.

d. Type mount -t ntfs /dev/sde2 /mnt/disc/sde2, where /dev/sde2 is the actual location

and

/mnt/disc/sde2 is the new mount location.

The local file system is now available in read/write format.

Mounting A USB Drive

To mount an USB drive:

1. Boot the system using the Linux-Based Diagnostics Tools (Dell 9G-12G servers) option.

The CentOS desktop is displayed.

2. Double-click the gnome-terminal icon.

The GNOME terminal window is displayed.

3. At the command prompt, type su –, and then press <Enter>.

The Password prompt is displayed.

4. Type dell, and then press <Enter>.

The root user command prompt is displayed.

5. Type mount, and then press <Enter>.

The available storage devices are listed. The USB drive is usually listed as type vfat (ro). For example, the

USB drive may be listed as

/dev/sda1 on /mnt/disc/sda1 type vfat (ro).

6. Type mount -o remount,rw /dev/<device_name>, where <device_name> is the name of the USB

device.