fence_brocade fails with the error "Failed: Unable to obtain correct plug status or plug is not available" on RHEL 6 when performing an action.

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Issue

  • The fencing agent fence_brocade fails with the error Failed: Unable to obtain correct plug status or plug is not available on RHEL 6 when performing an action.
  • The following error is logged when an action is performed with fence_brocade:
Sep  9 11:16:51 node42 python: Failed: Unable to obtain correct plug status or plug is not available

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 or 7 with the High Availability Add On
  • RHEL 7: fence-agents-brocade releases beginning with 4.0.11-11.el7
  • RHEL 6: fence-agents releases beginning with 4.0.15-8.el6 but prior to 4.0.15-8.el6_7.2

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