How to Install and Uninstall ibacm.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "ibacm.x86_64" package

This tutorial shows how to install ibacm.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum makecache
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
                ibacm.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ibacm.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall ibacm.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
                ibacm.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ibacm.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : ibacm
Arch : x86_64
Version : 35.0
Release : 1.amzn2.0.2
Size : 82 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : InfiniBand Communication Manager Assistant
URL : https://github.com/linux-rdma/rdma-core
License : GPLv2 or BSD
Description : The ibacm daemon helps reduce the load of managing path record
: lookups on large InfiniBand fabrics by providing a user space
: implementation of what is functionally similar to an ARP cache.
: The use of ibacm, when properly configured, can reduce the SA
: packet load of a large IB cluster from O(n^2) to O(n). The ibacm
: daemon is started and normally runs in the background, user
: applications need not know about this daemon as long as their app
: uses librdmacm to handle connection bring up/tear down. The
: librdmacm library knows how to talk directly to the ibacm daemon
: to retrieve data.