How To Install drbd-xen on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install drbd-xen on Rocky Linux 8. drbd-xen is Xen block device management script for DRBD

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install drbd-xen on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `drbd-xen`

This package contains a Xen block device helper script for DRBD, capable of promoting and demoting DRBD resources as necessary.

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

Install drbd-xen 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 drbd-xen using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install drbd-xen

Install drbd-xen 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 drbd-xen using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install drbd-xen

How To Uninstall drbd-xen on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the drbd-xen package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove drbd-xen

drbd-xen Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/xen/scripts/block-drbd

References

drbd-xen website

Summary

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