Space in the VM names on VMware Hypervisor causes fence_vmware_soap or fence_vmware_rest to fail with "Unable to obtain correct plug status or plug is not available".

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Trying to fence a node using fence_vmware_soap or fence_vmware_rest fails with the following error:

    ERROR: Failed: Unable to obtain correct plug status or plug is not available
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7, 8 (with the High Availability Add Ons)
  • Pacemaker cluster with fence_vmware_soap or fence_vmware_rest

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