How To Install pcp-export-pcp2influxdb on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-export-pcp2influxdb on CentOS 7. pcp-export-pcp2influxdb is Performance Co-Pilot tools for exporting PCP metrics to InfluxDB

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-export-pcp2influxdb on CentOS 7.

What is pcp-export-pcp2influxdb

Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) front-end tools for exporting metric values to InfluxDB (https

We can use yum or dnf to install pcp-export-pcp2influxdb on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pcp-export-pcp2influxdb.

Install pcp-export-pcp2influxdb on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install pcp-export-pcp2influxdb using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pcp-export-pcp2influxdb

Install pcp-export-pcp2influxdb 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 pcp-export-pcp2influxdb using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pcp-export-pcp2influxdb

How To Uninstall pcp-export-pcp2influxdb on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the pcp-export-pcp2influxdb package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pcp-export-pcp2influxdb

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-export-pcp2influxdb on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.