Information about the package, sg3_utils, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The sg3_utils package is designed for, Utilities for devices that use SCSI command sets.
Package Name:
sg3_utils
Summary:
Utilities for devices that use SCSI command sets
Description:
Collection of Linux utilities for devices that use the SCSI command set. Includes utilities to copy data based on "dd" syntax and semantics (called sg_dd, sgp_dd and sgm_dd); check INQUIRY data and VPD pages (sg_inq); check mode and log pages (sginfo, sg_modes and sg_logs); spin up and down disks (sg_start); do self tests (sg_senddiag); and various other functions. See the README, CHANGELOG and COVERAGE files. Requires the linux kernel 2.4 series or later. In the 2.4 series SCSI generic device names (e.g. /dev/sg0) must be used. In the 2.6 series other device names may be used as well (e.g. /dev/sda). Warning: Some of these tools access the internals of your system and the incorrect usage of them may render your system inoperable.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.28
Release:
12.el6
Size:
498 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+ and BSD
Control the sg3_utils package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install sg3_utils
This command will install sg3_utils on the server.
yum remove sg3_utils
This command will un-install sg3_utils on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove sg3_utils, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove sg3_utils
This command will un-install sg3_utils 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 sg3_utils when using the -y flag.
yum update sg3_utils
This command will update sg3_utils to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove sg3_utils, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update sg3_utils
This command will update sg3_utils 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 sg3_utils when using the -y flag.
yum info sg3_utils
This command will show you core information about the sg3_utils package.
yum deplist sg3_utils
This command will show you the dependencies for sg3_utils. 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 sg3_utils
This command will check if there is an update waiting on sg3_utils. 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.