How To Install dmlite-dpm-dsi on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install dmlite-dpm-dsi on CentOS 7. dmlite-dpm-dsi is Disk Pool Manager (DPM) plugin for the Globus GridFTP server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dmlite-dpm-dsi on CentOS 7.

What is dmlite-dpm-dsi

The dpm-dsi package provides a Disk Pool Manager (DPM) plugin for the Globus GridFTP server, following the Globus Data Storage Interface (DSI). The Disk Pool Manager (DPM) is a lightweight storage solution for grid sites. It offers a simple way to create a disk-based grid storage element and supports relevant protocols (SRM, gridFTP, RFIO) for file management and access. Globus provides open source grid software, including a server implementation of the GridFTP protocol. This plugin implements the DPM backend specifics required to expose the data using this protocol.

We can use yum or dnf to install dmlite-dpm-dsi on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install dmlite-dpm-dsi.

Install dmlite-dpm-dsi on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install dmlite-dpm-dsi using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install dmlite-dpm-dsi

Install dmlite-dpm-dsi on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install dmlite-dpm-dsi using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install dmlite-dpm-dsi

How To Uninstall dmlite-dpm-dsi on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the dmlite-dpm-dsi package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove dmlite-dpm-dsi

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dmlite-dpm-dsi on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.