Information about the package, hypervvssd, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The hypervvssd package is designed for, HyperV VSS daemon.
Package Name:
hypervvssd
Summary:
HyperV VSS daemon
Description:
Hypervvssd is an implementation of HyperV VSS functionality for Linux. The daemon is used for host initiated guest snapshot on HyperV hypervisor. The daemon first registers with the kernel driver. After this is done it waits for instructions from Windows Host if to "freeze" or "thaw" the filesystem on the Linux Guest.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
0
Release:
0.17.20150108git.el6
Size:
9.7 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2
Control the hypervvssd package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install hypervvssd
This command will install hypervvssd on the server.
yum remove hypervvssd
This command will un-install hypervvssd on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove hypervvssd, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove hypervvssd
This command will un-install hypervvssd 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 hypervvssd when using the -y flag.
yum update hypervvssd
This command will update hypervvssd to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove hypervvssd, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update hypervvssd
This command will update hypervvssd 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 hypervvssd when using the -y flag.
yum info hypervvssd
This command will show you core information about the hypervvssd package.
yum deplist hypervvssd
This command will show you the dependencies for hypervvssd. 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 hypervvssd
This command will check if there is an update waiting on hypervvssd. 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.