How To Install pmempool on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install pmempool on CentOS 7. pmempool is Utilities for Persistent Memory

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pmempool on CentOS 7.

What is pmempool

The pmempool is a standalone utility for management and off-line analysis of Persistent Memory pools created by PMDK libraries. It provides a set of utilities for administration and diagnostics of Persistent Memory pools. The pmempool may be useful for troubleshooting by system administrators and users of the applications based on PMDK libraries.

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

Install pmempool on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install pmempool using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pmempool

Install pmempool 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 pmempool using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pmempool

How To Uninstall pmempool on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the pmempool package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pmempool

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pmempool on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.