How To Install dmlite-dpm-dsi on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install dmlite-dpm-dsi on Rocky Linux 8. 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 Rocky Linux 8.

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 Rocky Linux 8. 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 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 dmlite-dpm-dsi using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install dmlite-dpm-dsi

Install dmlite-dpm-dsi 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 dmlite-dpm-dsi using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install dmlite-dpm-dsi

How To Uninstall dmlite-dpm-dsi on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove dmlite-dpm-dsi

dmlite-dpm-dsi Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/logrotate.d/dpm-gsiftp
/etc/sysconfig/dpm-gsiftp
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/4a
/usr/lib/.build-id/4a/e096411c0825e4485e5496f5a73fe12e358e0d
/usr/lib/systemd/system/dpm-gsiftp.service
/usr/lib64/libglobus_gridftp_server_dmlite.so
/usr/share/doc/dmlite-dpm-dsi
/usr/share/doc/dmlite-dpm-dsi/LICENSE
/usr/share/doc/dmlite-dpm-dsi/RELEASE-NOTES
/var/log/dpm-gsiftp

References

dmlite-dpm-dsi website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dmlite-dpm-dsi on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.