How To Install pcp-pmda-elasticsearch on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-pmda-elasticsearch in AlmaLinux 8. pcp-pmda-elasticsearch is Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) metrics for Elasticsearch

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-pmda-elasticsearch on AlmaLinux 8.

What is pcp-pmda-elasticsearch

This package contains the PCP Performance Metrics Domain Agent (PMDA) for collecting metrics about Elasticsearch.

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

Install pcp-pmda-elasticsearch on AlmaLinux 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-elasticsearch using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pcp-pmda-elasticsearch

Install pcp-pmda-elasticsearch on AlmaLinux 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-elasticsearch using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pcp-pmda-elasticsearch

How To Uninstall pcp-pmda-elasticsearch on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove pcp-pmda-elasticsearch

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-pmda-elasticsearch on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.