Information about the package, sdparm, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The sdparm package is designed for, List or change SCSI/SATA disk parameters.
Package Name:
sdparm
Summary:
List or change SCSI/SATA disk parameters
Description:
SCSI disk parameters are held in mode pages. This utility lists or changes those parameters. Other SCSI devices (or devices that use the SCSI command set e.g. some SATA devices) such as CD/DVD and tape drives may also find parts of sdparm useful. Requires the linux kernel 2.4 series or later. In the 2.6 series any device node the understands a SCSI command set may be used (e.g. /dev/sda). In the 2.4 series SCSI device node may be used. Fetches Vital Product Data pages. Can send commands to start or stop the media and load or unload removable media. Warning: It is possible (but unlikely) to change SCSI disk settings such that the disk stops operating or is slowed down. Use with care.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.04
Release:
1.1.el6
Size:
99 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
BSD
Control the sdparm package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install sdparm
This command will install sdparm on the server.
yum remove sdparm
This command will un-install sdparm on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove sdparm, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove sdparm
This command will un-install sdparm 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 sdparm when using the -y flag.
yum update sdparm
This command will update sdparm to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove sdparm, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update sdparm
This command will update sdparm 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 sdparm when using the -y flag.
yum info sdparm
This command will show you core information about the sdparm package.
yum deplist sdparm
This command will show you the dependencies for sdparm. 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 sdparm
This command will check if there is an update waiting on sdparm. 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.