How To Install pcp-pmda-bcc on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-pmda-bcc on Rocky Linux 8. pcp-pmda-bcc is Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) metrics from eBPF/BCC modules

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-pmda-bcc on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `pcp-pmda-bcc`

This package contains the PCP Performance Metrics Domain Agent (PMDA) for extracting performance metrics from eBPF/BCC Python modules.

We can use yum or dnf to install pcp-pmda-bcc on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pcp-pmda-bcc.

Install pcp-pmda-bcc on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install pcp-pmda-bcc using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pcp-pmda-bcc

Install pcp-pmda-bcc on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install pcp-pmda-bcc

How To Uninstall pcp-pmda-bcc on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the pcp-pmda-bcc package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pcp-pmda-bcc

pcp-pmda-bcc Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/pcp/bcc
/etc/pcp/bcc/bcc-tracepoint.conf
/etc/pcp/bcc/bcc-uprobe.conf
/etc/pcp/bcc/bcc-usdt.conf
/etc/pcp/bcc/bcc.conf
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/Install
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/README.md
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/Remove
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/Upgrade
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/__init__.python
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/biolatency.bpf
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/biolatency.python
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/bioperpid.python
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/biotop.bpf
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/biotop.python
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/cachestat.bpf
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/cachestat.python
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/execsnoop.bpf
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/execsnoop.python
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/exectop.bpf
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/exectop.python
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/fs
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/fs/__init__.python
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/fs/ext4dist.bpf
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/fs/ext4dist.python
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/fs/xfsdist.bpf
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/fs/xfsdist.python
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/fs/zfsdist.bpf
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/fs/zfsdist.python
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/klockstat.bpf
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/klockstat.python
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/kprobe_hits.bpf
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/kprobe_hits.python
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/netproc.bpf
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/netproc.python
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/pcpbcc.python
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/profile.bpf
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/profile.python
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/runqlat.bpf
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/runqlat.python
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/syscount.bpf
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/syscount.python
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/sysfork.bpf
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/sysfork.python
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/tcplife.bpf
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/tcplife.python
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/tcplife_old_kb.bpf
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/tcplife_old_tp.bpf
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/tcpperpid.python
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/tcpretrans.python
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/tcpretrans_count.bpf
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/tcptop.bpf
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/tcptop.python
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/tracepoint_hits.bpf
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/tracepoint_hits.python
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/ucalls.bpf
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/ucalls.python
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/uprobe_hits.bpf
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/uprobe_hits.python
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/usdt_hits.bpf
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/usdt_hits.python
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/usdt_jvm_alloc.bpf
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/usdt_jvm_alloc.python
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/usdt_jvm_threads.bpf
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/usdt_jvm_threads.python
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/ustat.python
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/pmdabcc.python
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bcc/pmdautil.python
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/Install
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/README.md
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/Remove
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/Upgrade
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/bcc-tracepoint.conf
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/bcc-uprobe.conf
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/bcc-usdt.conf
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/bcc.conf
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/__init__.python
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/biolatency.bpf
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/biolatency.python
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/bioperpid.python
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/biotop.bpf
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/biotop.python
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/cachestat.bpf
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/cachestat.python
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/execsnoop.bpf
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/execsnoop.python
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/exectop.bpf
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/exectop.python
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/fs
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/fs/__init__.python
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/fs/ext4dist.bpf
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/fs/ext4dist.python
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/fs/xfsdist.bpf
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/fs/xfsdist.python
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/fs/zfsdist.bpf
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/fs/zfsdist.python
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/klockstat.bpf
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/klockstat.python
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/kprobe_hits.bpf
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/kprobe_hits.python
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/netproc.bpf
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/netproc.python
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/pcpbcc.python
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/profile.bpf
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/profile.python
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/runqlat.bpf
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/runqlat.python
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/syscount.bpf
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/syscount.python
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/sysfork.bpf
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/sysfork.python
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/tcplife.bpf
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/tcplife.python
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/tcplife_old_kb.bpf
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/tcplife_old_tp.bpf
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/tcpperpid.python
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/tcpretrans.python
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/tcpretrans_count.bpf
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/tcptop.bpf
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/tcptop.python
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/tracepoint_hits.bpf
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/tracepoint_hits.python
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/ucalls.bpf
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/ucalls.python
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/uprobe_hits.bpf
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/uprobe_hits.python
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/usdt_hits.bpf
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/usdt_hits.python
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/usdt_jvm_alloc.bpf
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/usdt_jvm_alloc.python
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/usdt_jvm_threads.bpf
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/usdt_jvm_threads.python
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/modules/ustat.python
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/pmdabcc.python
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bcc/pmdautil.python

References

pcp-pmda-bcc website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-pmda-bcc on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.