The following error occurs when a pacemaker cluster node is fenced: Parse error: Ignoring unknown option 'password=password'

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Issue

  • The following error is logged when a cluster nodes tries to fence another node:
Dec  6 12:05:45 node42 stonith-ng[5076]:   error: Operation 'reboot' [17617] (call 2 from stonith_admin.40497) for host 'NODE42' with device 'fence_cisco_ucs_1' returned: -110 (Connection timed out)
Dec  6 12:05:45 node42 stonith-ng[5076]: warning: fence_cisco_ucs_1:17617 [ WARNING:root:Parse error: Ignoring unknown option 'password=Sl33py0ne' ]
Dec  6 12:05:45 node42 stonith-ng[5076]: warning: fence_cisco_ucs_1:17617 [  ]
Dec  6 12:05:45 node42 stonith-ng[5076]: warning: fence_cisco_ucs_1:17617 [ ERROR:root:Failed: Timed out waiting to power OFF ]
Dec  6 12:05:45 node42 stonith-ng[5076]: warning: fence_cisco_ucs_1:17617 [  ]
Dec  6 12:05:45 node42 stonith-ng[5076]: warning: fence_cisco_ucs_1:17617 [  ]
Dec  6 12:05:45 node42 stonith-ng[5076]: warning: fence_cisco_ucs_1:17617 [ Failed: Timed out waiting to power OFF ]
Dec  6 12:05:45 node42 stonith-ng[5076]: warning: fence_cisco_ucs_1:17617 [  ]
Dec  6 12:05:45 node42 stonith-ng[5076]: warning: fence_cisco_ucs_1:17617 [  ]

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 (with the High Availability Add On)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 (with the High Availability Add On)

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