How To Install python36-vpoller on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-vpoller on CentOS 7. python36-vpoller is Distributed vSphere API Proxy

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-vpoller on CentOS 7.

What is python36-vpoller

vPoller is a distributed vSphere API Proxy, designed for discovering and polling of vSphere objects. It uses the vSphere API in order to perform discovery and polling of vSphere objects. vPoller uses the ZeroMQ messaging library for distributing tasks to workers and load balancing of client requests. vPoller can be integrated with other systems, which require access to vSphere objects, but do not have native support for it. Possible scenarios where vPoller could be used is integration with monitoring systems as part of the discovery and polling process in order to provide monitoring of your vSphere environment.

We can use yum or dnf to install python36-vpoller on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python36-vpoller.

Install python36-vpoller on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install python36-vpoller using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python36-vpoller

Install python36-vpoller 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 python36-vpoller using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python36-vpoller

How To Uninstall python36-vpoller on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the python36-vpoller package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python36-vpoller

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-vpoller on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.