How To Install libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-rbd on CentOS 7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-rbd on CentOS 7.

What is libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-rbd

The storage driver backend adding implementation of the storage APIs for rbd volumes using the ceph protocol.

We can use yum or dnf to install libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-rbd on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-rbd.

Install libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-rbd on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-rbd using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-rbd

Install libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-rbd 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 libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-rbd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-rbd

How To Uninstall libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-rbd on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-rbd package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-rbd

References

• libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-rbd website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-rbd on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.