You can activate CDs and DVDs as NSS volumes with the cddvd.nss module. The cddvd.nss module replaces cdrom.nlm and cd9660.nss for CD support, udf.nss for DVD support, and cdhfs.nss for Macintosh CD support. When you load cddvd.nss, it uses the same set of switches (UpdateCDToNDS, LoginUpdateToNDS, LeaveCDInNDS, and LockCDMediaIn) that were used in the previous commands.
Cddvd.nss supports the following disk formats:
Universal Disc Format (UDF) for DVDs
ISO 9660 for CDs
Hierarchical File System (HFS) for Macintosh CDs
By default, cddvd.nss loads the formats in sequential order, with the UDF format for DVDs first, ISO 9660 for CDs next, and CDHFS for Macintosh CDs last.
If a CD or DVD is in a drive when cddvd.nss loads, the disk is immediately activated as an NSS volume. Whenever the cddvd.nss module recognizes a newly inserted CD or DVD, it immediately activates the disk as a read-only NSS volume.
The volume name is the CD or DVD volume label, if one exists, and is acceptable to NetWare. Otherwise, cddvd.nss generates a volume name in this form: CD_ xxxx (where x is a number). This volume functions the same as any other NetWare volume, except that it is read-only.
Although the NSS volume is activated, it is not automatically added to Novell eDirectory. You can add it to eDirectory later by enabling a cddvd.nss switch, such as
nss /UpdateCDtoNDS=cdname
The cddvd.nss module loads automatically when NSS starts. To load cddvd.nss manually, enter the following at the server console:
load cddvd.nss
To unload cddvd.nss, enter the following at the server console:
unload cddvd.nss
Disks in dual-formatted CD/DVD drives are activated as one volume and the format is decided by cddvd.nss. If you have an ISO/UDF bridge disk, which supports both ISO 9660 and UDF formats, you can instruct NSS to load ISO9 660 first by entering the following command at the server console:
nss /LoadISOVolumeFirst