mount_iso

Table of Contents

1. Overview

2. Module Description - Mount ISO Images on Windows 2012+

3. Setup - The basics of getting started with mount_iso

   • What mount_iso affects

4. Usage - Configuration options and additional functionality

5. Reference - An under-the-hood peek at what the module is doing and how

6. Limitations - OS compatibility, etc.

7. License

Overview

Ability to automatically mount disk images from within a defined type in order to install certain products on Windows

Module Description

Requires PowerShell which is installed by default for any newer versions of Windows

Setup

What mount_iso affects

• Mounted Disk Images already in place, will move if the current mounted Image is not on the correct drive

Usage

To mount the SQLServer.iso on drive letter 'H'

mount_iso { 'C:\MyStagingDir\SQLServer.iso':
  drive_letter => 'H',
}

Beginning with mount_iso

Reference

Defined Types

mount_iso

• source: The location of the ISO or image that you would like mounted: Defaults to title

• drive_letter: The desired drive letter you want the image to mounted against

Limitations

• Only works on Windows 2012+.

• If the drive is already occupied by some other volume it will fail to mount the image in that location but will allow it to be mounted on the first available drive letter.

License

This codebase is licensed under the Apache2.0 licensing, however due to the nature of the codebase the open source dependencies may also use a combination of AGPL, BSD-2, BSD-3, GPL2.0, LGPL, MIT and MPL Licensing.