Summary
The program atop is a process monitor used in Linux systems. You can install Linux component via the YUM Package Manager. However, when you run “yum install atop” from the CLI, an error occurs:
Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: IWSVA. Please verify its path and try again
This solution shows how you can safely install atop on IWSVA.
Details
By default, YUM repositories are disabled to avoid issues in IWSVA. This is the reason why you cannot install atop via the YUM Package Manager. Manually installing atop is a safe way to have atop without enabling YUM repositories. To do this:
- Atop package is available by default in IWSVA. From the IWSVA shell, check the package under the /var/monitor folder:
[root@IWSVA65 ~]# ll /var/monitor/atop-1.23-3.x86_64.rpm
-rwxr-xr-x 1 iscan iscan 87555 Dec 27 2010 /var/monitor/atop-1.23-3.x86_64.rpm - To install the package, run the following command:
[root@IWSVA65 ~]# rpm -ivh /var/monitor/atop-1.23-3.x86_64.rpm
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:atop ########################################### [100%] - You should now be able to run atop by executing “atop” from the IWSVA shell.
