Why do I get an error when trying to install a fully virtualized guest on my IA64 system?

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Issue:

IA64 installer does not install xen-ia64-guest-firmware by default

Release Found:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Symptom:

On IA64 architecture, installing a fully virtualized domU fails to complete with the following message:

Unable to complete install 'libvirt.libvirtError virDomainCreateLinux() failed POST operati...

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