How To Install isns-utils.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install isns-utils.x86_64 in Amazon Linux 2. isns-utils.x86_64 is The iSNS daemon and utility programs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install isns-utils.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2.

What is `isns-utils.x86_64`

The iSNS package contains the daemon and tools to setup a iSNS server, and iSNS client tools. The Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS) protocol allows automated discovery, management and configuration of iSCSI and Fibre Channel devices (using iFCP gateways) on a TCP/IP network.

We can use yum to install isns-utils.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install isns-utils.x86_64.

Install isns-utils.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install isns-utils.x86_64 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install isns-utils.x86_64

How To Uninstall isns-utils.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

To uninstall only the isns-utils.x86_64 package we can use the following command:

sudo yum remove isns-utils.x86_64

isns-utils.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/etc/isns
/etc/isns/isnsadm.conf
/etc/isns/isnsd.conf
/etc/isns/isnsdd.conf
/usr/lib/systemd/system/isnsd.service
/usr/sbin/isnsadm
/usr/sbin/isnsd
/usr/sbin/isnsdd
/usr/sbin/isnssetup
/usr/share/doc/isns-utils-0.93
/usr/share/doc/isns-utils-0.93/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/isns-utils-0.93/README
/usr/share/man/man5/isns_config.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/isnsadm.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/isnsd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/isnsdd.8.gz
/var/lib/isns

References

isns-utils.x86_64 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install isns-utils.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.