How To Install sg3_utils on CentOS 8
sg3_utils is Utilities for devices that use SCSI command sets
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sg3_utils on CentOS 8.
What is sg3_utils
Collection of Linux utilities for devices that use the SCSI command set. Includes utilities to copy data based on “dd” syntax and semantics (called sg_dd, sgp_dd and sgm_dd); check INQUIRY data and VPD pages (sg_inq); check mode and log pages (sginfo, sg_modes and sg_logs); spin up and down disks (sg_start); do self tests (sg_senddiag); and various other functions. See the README, CHANGELOG and COVERAGE files. Requires the linux kernel 2.4 series or later. In the 2.4 series SCSI generic device names (e.g. /dev/sg0) must be used. In the 2.6 series other device names may be used as well (e.g. /dev/sda). Warning and the incorrect usage of them may render your system inoperable.
We can use yum or dnf to install sg3_utils on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install sg3_utils.
Install sg3_utils on CentOS 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream 43 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS 65 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease 43 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras 23 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack 40 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability 36 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus 24 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools 50 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 13 kB/s | 9.2 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 24 kB/s | 8.5 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install sg3_utils using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install sg3_utils
Install sg3_utils on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream 43 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS 65 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease 43 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras 23 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack 40 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability 36 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus 24 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools 50 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 13 kB/s | 9.2 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 24 kB/s | 8.5 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install sg3_utils using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install sg3_utils
How To Uninstall sg3_utils on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the sg3_utils package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove sg3_utils
sg3_utils Package Contents on CentOS 8
/usr/bin/rescan-scsi-bus.sh
/usr/bin/scsi-rescan
/usr/bin/scsi_logging_level
/usr/bin/scsi_mandat
/usr/bin/scsi_readcap
/usr/bin/scsi_ready
/usr/bin/scsi_satl
/usr/bin/scsi_start
/usr/bin/scsi_stop
/usr/bin/scsi_temperature
/usr/bin/sg_bg_ctl
/usr/bin/sg_compare_and_write
/usr/bin/sg_copy_results
/usr/bin/sg_dd
/usr/bin/sg_decode_sense
/usr/bin/sg_emc_trespass
/usr/bin/sg_format
/usr/bin/sg_get_config
/usr/bin/sg_get_lba_status
/usr/bin/sg_ident
/usr/bin/sg_inq
/usr/bin/sg_logs
/usr/bin/sg_luns
/usr/bin/sg_map
/usr/bin/sg_map26
/usr/bin/sg_modes
/usr/bin/sg_opcodes
/usr/bin/sg_persist
/usr/bin/sg_prevent
/usr/bin/sg_raw
/usr/bin/sg_rbuf
/usr/bin/sg_rdac
/usr/bin/sg_read
/usr/bin/sg_read_attr
/usr/bin/sg_read_block_limits
/usr/bin/sg_read_buffer
/usr/bin/sg_read_long
/usr/bin/sg_readcap
/usr/bin/sg_reassign
/usr/bin/sg_referrals
/usr/bin/sg_rep_zones
/usr/bin/sg_requests
/usr/bin/sg_reset
/usr/bin/sg_reset_wp
/usr/bin/sg_rmsn
/usr/bin/sg_rtpg
/usr/bin/sg_safte
/usr/bin/sg_sanitize
/usr/bin/sg_sat_identify
/usr/bin/sg_sat_phy_event
/usr/bin/sg_sat_read_gplog
/usr/bin/sg_sat_set_features
/usr/bin/sg_scan
/usr/bin/sg_seek
/usr/bin/sg_senddiag
/usr/bin/sg_ses
/usr/bin/sg_ses_microcode
/usr/bin/sg_start
/usr/bin/sg_stpg
/usr/bin/sg_stream_ctl
/usr/bin/sg_sync
/usr/bin/sg_test_rwbuf
/usr/bin/sg_timestamp
/usr/bin/sg_turs
/usr/bin/sg_unmap
/usr/bin/sg_verify
/usr/bin/sg_vpd
/usr/bin/sg_wr_mode
/usr/bin/sg_write_buffer
/usr/bin/sg_write_long
/usr/bin/sg_write_same
/usr/bin/sg_write_verify
/usr/bin/sg_write_x
/usr/bin/sg_xcopy
/usr/bin/sg_zone
/usr/bin/sginfo
/usr/bin/sgm_dd
/usr/bin/sgp_dd
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/usr/lib/udev/rules.d/63-scsi-sg3_symlink.rules
/usr/share/doc/sg3_utils
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/usr/share/doc/sg3_utils/COVERAGE
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/usr/share/doc/sg3_utils/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/sg3_utils/README
/usr/share/doc/sg3_utils/README.sg_start
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/usr/share/man/man8/sg_zone.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/sginfo.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/sgm_dd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/sgp_dd.8.gz
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sg3_utils on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.