Information about the package, hypervfcopyd, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The hypervfcopyd package is designed for, HyperV FCOPY daemon.
Package Name:
hypervfcopyd
Summary:
HyperV FCOPY daemon
Description:
Hypervfcopyd is an implementation of file copy service functionality for Linux Guest running on HyperV. The daemon enables host to copy a file (over VMBUS) into the Linux Guest. The daemon first registers with the kernel driver. After this is done it waits for instructions from Windows Host.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
0
Release:
0.17.20150108git.el6
Size:
8.8 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2
Control the hypervfcopyd package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install hypervfcopyd
This command will install hypervfcopyd on the server.
yum remove hypervfcopyd
This command will un-install hypervfcopyd on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove hypervfcopyd, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove hypervfcopyd
This command will un-install hypervfcopyd on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove hypervfcopyd when using the -y flag.
yum update hypervfcopyd
This command will update hypervfcopyd to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove hypervfcopyd, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update hypervfcopyd
This command will update hypervfcopyd to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove hypervfcopyd when using the -y flag.
yum info hypervfcopyd
This command will show you core information about the hypervfcopyd package.
yum deplist hypervfcopyd
This command will show you the dependencies for hypervfcopyd. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update hypervfcopyd
This command will check if there is an update waiting on hypervfcopyd. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.