How To Install libstoragemgmt on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libstoragemgmt on CentOS 7.
What is libstoragemgmt
The libStorageMgmt library will provide a vendor agnostic open source storage application programming interface (API) that will allow management of storage arrays. The library includes a command line interface for interactive use and scripting (command lsmcli). The library also has a daemon that is used for executing plug-ins in a separate process (lsmd). The libStorageMgmt library will provide a vendor agnostic open source storage application programming interface (API) that will allow management of storage arrays. The library includes a command line interface for interactive use and scripting (command lsmcli). The library also has a daemon that is used for executing plug-ins in a separate process (lsmd).
We can use yum or dnf to install libstoragemgmt on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libstoragemgmt.
Install libstoragemgmt on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install libstoragemgmt using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libstoragemgmt
Install libstoragemgmt 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 libstoragemgmt using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libstoragemgmt
How To Uninstall libstoragemgmt on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the libstoragemgmt package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libstoragemgmt
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libstoragemgmt on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
