Information about the package, ibsim, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The ibsim package is designed for, InfiniBand fabric simulator for management.
Package Name:
ibsim
Summary:
InfiniBand fabric simulator for management
Description:
ibsim provides simulation of infiniband fabric for using with OFA OpenSM, diagnostic and management tools.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
0.5
Release:
7.el6
Size:
55 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2 or BSD
Control the ibsim package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install ibsim
This command will install ibsim on the server.
yum remove ibsim
This command will un-install ibsim on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove ibsim, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove ibsim
This command will un-install ibsim 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 ibsim when using the -y flag.
yum update ibsim
This command will update ibsim to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove ibsim, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update ibsim
This command will update ibsim 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 ibsim when using the -y flag.
yum info ibsim
This command will show you core information about the ibsim package.
yum deplist ibsim
This command will show you the dependencies for ibsim. 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 ibsim
This command will check if there is an update waiting on ibsim. 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.