How To Install xrootd on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xrootd
on CentOS 7.
What is xrootd
The Extended root file server consists of a file server called xrootd and a cluster management server called cmsd. The xrootd server was developed for the root analysis framework to serve root files. However, the server is agnostic to file types and provides POSIX-like access to any type of file. The cmsd server is the next generation version of the olbd server, originally developed to cluster and load balance Objectivity/DB AMS database servers. It provides enhanced capability along with lower latency and increased throughput.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install xrootd
on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xrootd.
Install xrootd on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum
using the following command.
After updating yum database, We can install xrootd
using yum
by running the following command:
Install xrootd 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.
After updating yum database, We can install xrootd
using dnf
by running the following command:
How To Uninstall xrootd on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the xrootd
package we can use the following command:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xrootd
on CentOS 7 using yum
and dnf
.