How To Install slurm-slurmrestd on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install slurm-slurmrestd on CentOS 7. slurm-slurmrestd is Slurm REST API deamon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install slurm-slurmrestd on CentOS 7.

What is slurm-slurmrestd

Slurm REST API daemon. The slurmrestd daemon is designed to allow clients to communicate with Slurm via a REST API.

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

Install slurm-slurmrestd on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install slurm-slurmrestd

Install slurm-slurmrestd 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 slurm-slurmrestd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install slurm-slurmrestd

How To Uninstall slurm-slurmrestd on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the slurm-slurmrestd package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove slurm-slurmrestd

References

Summary

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