How to Configure YUM to Install Packages From Installation ISO (RHEL)

1. Mount RHEL Installation ISO

mkdir /media/dvd
mount /dev/cdrom /media/dvd

2. Get Media ID with the ISO

head -n1 /media/dvd/.discinfo
1384196515.415715

3. Add yum configuration file for the ISO Repository (ISO.repo)

touch /etc/yum.repo.d/iso.repo
yum update

 

Appendix,

An example of iso.repo

[rhel6-server]
mediaid=1384196515.415715 
name=rhel6-server
baseurl=file:///media/dvd
gpgkey=file:///media/dvd/RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-release
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1