fence_vmware_soap in RHEL 5 cluster does not work if the target node is on another ESX(i) host ?

Issue

• Unable to fence a node from the RHEL 5 cluster using fence_vmware_soap fence agent if the VM/node is on another ESX(i) Host.

• Listing the vm, UUID through -o list option of fence_vmware_soap, it's only able to see the VM if the VM reside on the same host. If the VM is on to a different host the vm cannot be listed by -o list.

  **Scenario-1 VMs are on different host
  [root@node002 ~]# fence_vmware_soap -a 10.105.33.27 -z -l vcenter -p ******** -o list -v  | grep node00
  node002,423683e5-2f01-e051-0194-48d9590fb207
  
  
  **Scenario-2: VM reside on the same host (same datacenter)
  [root@node002 ~]# fence_vmware_soap -a 10.105.33.27 -z -l vcenter -p ******** -o list -v  | grep node00
  node002,423683e5-2f01-e051-0194-48d9590fb207
  node001,4236bd66-4173-b867-dba6-31a2a4057741