What are the requirements for using the fence agent fence_vmware_soap?

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Issue

  • What are the requirements for using the fence agent fence_vmware_soap?
  • The command fence_vmware_soap fails when the ESXi host address and credentials is used:
# fence_vmware_soap -z -l root -p redhat -a 10.33.22.241 -o list
Failed: Unable to obtain correct plug status or plug is not available

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 (with the High Availability Add on)
  • 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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