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Using the fence_vmware_soap fence agent against VMWare VSphere or ESXi fails with "Unable to obtain correct plug status or plug is not available" in RHEL

Solution Verified - Updated 2015-02-08T02:35:50+00:00 -

Issue

When I attempt to fence a node with fence_vmware_soap, I get the following error:
```
    Unable to obtain correct plug status or plug is not available
```

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.6+ with the High Availability Add on
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.2+ with the High Availability Add on
fence_vmware_soap as the configured fenced agent
VMWare ESXi / vSphere 4.1, 5.0, 5.1

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