How To Install sanlock-lib on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install sanlock-lib on CentOS 7. sanlock-lib is A shared storage lock manager library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sanlock-lib on CentOS 7.

What is sanlock-lib

The sanlock-lib package contains the runtime libraries for sanlock, a shared storage lock manager. Hosts connected to a common SAN can use this to synchronize their access to the shared disks.

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

Install sanlock-lib on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install sanlock-lib

Install sanlock-lib 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 sanlock-lib using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install sanlock-lib

How To Uninstall sanlock-lib on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the sanlock-lib package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove sanlock-lib

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Summary

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