How To Install lvm2-cluster on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install lvm2-cluster on CentOS 7. lvm2-cluster is Cluster extensions for userland logical volume management tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lvm2-cluster on CentOS 7.

What is lvm2-cluster

Extensions to LVM2 to support clusters.

We can use yum or dnf to install lvm2-cluster on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install lvm2-cluster.

Install lvm2-cluster on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install lvm2-cluster using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install lvm2-cluster

Install lvm2-cluster 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 lvm2-cluster using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lvm2-cluster

How To Uninstall lvm2-cluster on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the lvm2-cluster package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove lvm2-cluster

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lvm2-cluster on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.