How To Install hypervvssd on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hypervvssd on CentOS 7.
What is hypervvssd
Hypervvssd is an implementation of HyperV VSS functionality for Linux. The daemon is used for host initiated guest snapshot on HyperV hypervisor. The daemon first registers with the kernel driver. After this is done it waits for instructions from Windows Host if to “freeze” or “thaw” the filesystem on the Linux Guest.
We can use yum or dnf to install hypervvssd on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install hypervvssd.
Install hypervvssd on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
After updating yum database, We can install hypervvssd using yum by running the following command:
Install hypervvssd 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.
After updating yum database, We can install hypervvssd using dnf by running the following command:
How To Uninstall hypervvssd on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the hypervvssd package we can use the following command:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hypervvssd on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.