How To Install redfish-finder on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install redfish-finder on CentOS 7. redfish-finder is Utility for parsing SMBIOS information and configuring canonical

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install redfish-finder on CentOS 7.

What is redfish-finder

Scans Smbios information for type 42 management controller information, and uses that to configure the appropriate network interface so that the BMC is canonically accessible via the host name redfish-localhost

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

Install redfish-finder on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install redfish-finder

Install redfish-finder 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 redfish-finder using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install redfish-finder

How To Uninstall redfish-finder on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the redfish-finder package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove redfish-finder

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Summary

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