How To Install lvm2-lockd on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lvm2-lockd on CentOS 7.
What is lvm2-lockd
LVM commands use lvmlockd to coordinate access to shared storage.
We can use yum or dnf to install lvm2-lockd on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install lvm2-lockd.
Install lvm2-lockd 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-lockd using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install lvm2-lockd
Install lvm2-lockd 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-lockd using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install lvm2-lockd
How To Uninstall lvm2-lockd on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the lvm2-lockd package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove lvm2-lockd
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lvm2-lockd on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
