fence_brocade pattern match timed-out at /sbin/fence_brocade line 146

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • fence_brocade fence agent is failing with the following message.
[root@clusternode1]# fence_brocade -a 192.168.103.16 -l admin -p password -n 4 -o disable
pattern match timed-out at /sbin/fence_brocade line 146

Login to the SAN switch through this server is working. Also, getting successful login confirmation in SAN switch log.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • fence_broace fence agent
  • At least 3 nodes in a cluster (this is a requirement for fabric fencing)

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