How To Install iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio on CentOS 7. iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio is Userspace configuration daemon required for some iSCSI hardware

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio on CentOS 7.

What is iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio

The iscsiuio configuration daemon provides network configuration help for some iSCSI offload hardware.

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

Install iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio

Install iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio 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 iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio

How To Uninstall iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.