How To Install vdo on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install vdo on Rocky Linux 8. vdo is Management tools for Virtual Data Optimizer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vdo on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `vdo`

Virtual Data Optimizer (VDO) is a device mapper target that delivers block-level deduplication, compression, and thin provisioning. This package provides the user-space management tools for VDO.

We can use yum or dnf to install vdo on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install vdo.

Install vdo on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install vdo using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install vdo

Install vdo on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install vdo using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install vdo

How To Uninstall vdo on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the vdo package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove vdo

vdo Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/bash_completion.d
/etc/bash_completion.d/vdo
/etc/bash_completion.d/vdostats
/etc/udev/rules.d/69-vdo-start-by-dev.rules
/usr/bin/vdo
/usr/bin/vdo-by-dev
/usr/bin/vdodmeventd
/usr/bin/vdodumpconfig
/usr/bin/vdoforcerebuild
/usr/bin/vdoformat
/usr/bin/vdosetuuid
/usr/bin/vdostats
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/5e
/usr/lib/.build-id/5e/f0d93b0ef86915784d64cec934ac8002b0831f
/usr/lib/.build-id/70
/usr/lib/.build-id/70/84ae53e5b53a5a98f9151c7c5c9d6c8218dfeb
/usr/lib/.build-id/a6
/usr/lib/.build-id/a6/3d8ed2ee691a67156bd6637d60b595e0e71400
/usr/lib/.build-id/aa
/usr/lib/.build-id/aa/d9215cb6a638b76c2859bddd4ec649857d2b1b
/usr/lib/.build-id/ff
/usr/lib/.build-id/ff/7ed8451707dffde1e2154f6c06ceca1f071b17
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/statistics
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/statistics/Command.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/statistics/Field.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/statistics/KernelStatistics.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/statistics/LabeledValue.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/statistics/StatFormatter.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/statistics/StatStruct.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/statistics/VDOReleaseVersions.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/statistics/VDOStatistics.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/statistics/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/statistics/__pycache__/Command.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/statistics/__pycache__/Command.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/statistics/__pycache__/Field.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/statistics/__pycache__/Field.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/statistics/__pycache__/KernelStatistics.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/statistics/__pycache__/KernelStatistics.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/statistics/__pycache__/LabeledValue.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/statistics/__pycache__/LabeledValue.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/statistics/__pycache__/StatFormatter.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/statistics/__pycache__/StatFormatter.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/statistics/__pycache__/StatStruct.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/statistics/__pycache__/StatStruct.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/statistics/__pycache__/VDOReleaseVersions.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/statistics/__pycache__/VDOReleaseVersions.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/statistics/__pycache__/VDOStatistics.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/statistics/__pycache__/VDOStatistics.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/statistics/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/statistics/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/utils
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/utils/Command.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/utils/FileUtils.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/utils/Timeout.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/utils/Transaction.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/utils/YAMLObject.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/utils/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/utils/__pycache__/Command.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/utils/__pycache__/Command.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/utils/__pycache__/FileUtils.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/utils/__pycache__/FileUtils.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/utils/__pycache__/Timeout.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/utils/__pycache__/Timeout.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/utils/__pycache__/Transaction.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/utils/__pycache__/Transaction.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/utils/__pycache__/YAMLObject.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/utils/__pycache__/YAMLObject.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/utils/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/utils/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/CommandLock.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/Configuration.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/Constants.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/Defaults.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/ExitStatusMixins.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/KernelModuleService.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/MgmntUtils.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/Service.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/SizeString.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/Utils.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/VDOArgumentParser.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/VDOKernelModuleService.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/VDOOperation.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/VDOService.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/__pycache__/CommandLock.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/__pycache__/CommandLock.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/__pycache__/Configuration.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/__pycache__/Configuration.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/__pycache__/Constants.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/__pycache__/Constants.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/__pycache__/Defaults.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/__pycache__/Defaults.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/__pycache__/ExitStatusMixins.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/__pycache__/ExitStatusMixins.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/__pycache__/KernelModuleService.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/__pycache__/KernelModuleService.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/__pycache__/MgmntUtils.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/__pycache__/MgmntUtils.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/__pycache__/Service.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/__pycache__/Service.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/__pycache__/SizeString.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/__pycache__/SizeString.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/__pycache__/Utils.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/__pycache__/Utils.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/__pycache__/VDOArgumentParser.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/__pycache__/VDOArgumentParser.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/__pycache__/VDOKernelModuleService.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/__pycache__/VDOKernelModuleService.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/__pycache__/VDOOperation.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/__pycache__/VDOOperation.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/__pycache__/VDOService.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/__pycache__/VDOService.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/vdo/vdomgmnt/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/systemd/system-preset/97-vdo.preset
/usr/lib/systemd/system/[email protected]
/usr/lib/systemd/system/vdo.service
/usr/share/doc/vdo
/usr/share/doc/vdo/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/vdo/examples
/usr/share/doc/vdo/examples/ansible
/usr/share/doc/vdo/examples/ansible/README.txt
/usr/share/doc/vdo/examples/ansible/test_vdocreate.yml
/usr/share/doc/vdo/examples/ansible/test_vdocreate_alloptions.yml
/usr/share/doc/vdo/examples/ansible/test_vdoremove.yml
/usr/share/doc/vdo/examples/monitor
/usr/share/doc/vdo/examples/monitor/monitor_check_vdostats_logicalSpace.pl
/usr/share/doc/vdo/examples/monitor/monitor_check_vdostats_physicalSpace.pl
/usr/share/doc/vdo/examples/monitor/monitor_check_vdostats_savingPercent.pl
/usr/share/doc/vdo/examples/systemd
/usr/share/doc/vdo/examples/systemd/VDO.mount.example
/usr/share/man/man8/vdo.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/vdodmeventd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/vdodumpconfig.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/vdoforcerebuild.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/vdoformat.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/vdosetuuid.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/vdostats.8.gz

References

vdo website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install vdo on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.