How To Install nordugrid-arc-acix-index on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-acix-index on CentOS 7. nordugrid-arc-acix-index is ARC cache index - index server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-acix-index on CentOS 7.

What is nordugrid-arc-acix-index

NorduGrid is a collaboration aiming at development, maintenance and support of the free Grid middleware, known as the Advanced Resource Connector (ARC). Index server component of the ARC Cache Index (ACIX), usually installed independently of any A-REX installation. This component pulls cache content from cache servers and can be queried by clients for the location of cached files.

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

Install nordugrid-arc-acix-index on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install nordugrid-arc-acix-index using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install nordugrid-arc-acix-index

Install nordugrid-arc-acix-index 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 nordugrid-arc-acix-index using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install nordugrid-arc-acix-index

How To Uninstall nordugrid-arc-acix-index on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the nordugrid-arc-acix-index package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove nordugrid-arc-acix-index

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-acix-index on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.