How To Install slurm-slurmdbd on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install slurm-slurmdbd on Rocky Linux 8. slurm-slurmdbd is Slurm database daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install slurm-slurmdbd on Rocky Linux 8.

What is slurm-slurmdbd

Slurm database daemon. Used to accept and process database RPCs and upload database changes to slurmctld daemons on each cluster.

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

Install slurm-slurmdbd 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 slurm-slurmdbd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install slurm-slurmdbd

Install slurm-slurmdbd 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 slurm-slurmdbd using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install slurm-slurmdbd

How To Uninstall slurm-slurmdbd on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the slurm-slurmdbd package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove slurm-slurmdbd

slurm-slurmdbd Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/slurm/slurmdbd.conf
/etc/slurm/slurmdbd.conf.example
/run/slurm/slurmdbd.pid
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/4c/2a3ee4fbeb306cb9de6123e5f10c3f2b9abe8a
/usr/lib/.build-id/de/f0978628f07232e253330c666aeb23447b7607
/usr/lib/systemd/system/slurmdbd.service
/usr/lib64/slurm/accounting_storage_mysql.so
/usr/sbin/slurmdbd
/usr/share/man/man5/slurmdbd.conf.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/slurmdbd.8.gz

References

Summary

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