How To Install scsi-target-utils on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install scsi-target-utils on CentOS 7. scsi-target-utils is The SCSI target daemon and utility programs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install scsi-target-utils on CentOS 7.

What is scsi-target-utils

The SCSI target package contains the daemon and tools to setup a SCSI targets. Currently, software iSCSI targets are supported.

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

Install scsi-target-utils on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install scsi-target-utils using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install scsi-target-utils

Install scsi-target-utils 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 scsi-target-utils using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install scsi-target-utils

How To Uninstall scsi-target-utils on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the scsi-target-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove scsi-target-utils

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install scsi-target-utils on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.