How To Install redfish-finder on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install redfish-finder on Rocky Linux 8. redfish-finder is Utility for parsing SMBIOS information and configuring canonical BMC access

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install redfish-finder on Rocky Linux 8.

What is redfish-finder

Scans Smbios information for type 42 management controller information, and uses that to configure the appropriate network interface so that the BMC is canonically accessible via the host name redfish-localhost

We can use yum or dnf to install redfish-finder on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install redfish-finder.

Install redfish-finder on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install redfish-finder using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install redfish-finder

Install redfish-finder on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install redfish-finder using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install redfish-finder

How To Uninstall redfish-finder on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the redfish-finder package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove redfish-finder

redfish-finder Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/redfish-finder
/usr/lib/systemd/system/redfish-finder.service
/usr/share/doc/redfish-finder
/usr/share/doc/redfish-finder/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/redfish-finder
/usr/share/licenses/redfish-finder/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/redfish-finder.1.gz

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install redfish-finder on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.