[Linux-cluster] fence_vmware on rhel 5.3

[Jan Friesse]

because number of questions like this is increasing, I wrote howto.
Please look on http://sources.redhat.com/cluster/wiki/VMware_FencingConfig

Honza

Tiago Cruz wrote:
> Hello guys,
> 
> Someone can send me one use's example from fence_vmware?
> 
> This can't show on conga and I'm confuse to use it on command line...
> 
> It's not perl any more, python now :-)
> 
> 
> [root at dcrs6037 ~]# fence_vmware -h
> Usage:
>         fence_vmware [options]
> Options:
>    -o <action>    Action: status, reboot (default), off or on
>    -a <ip>        IP address or hostname of fencing device
>    -l <name>      Login name
>    -p <password>  Login password or passphrase
>    -S <script>    Script to run to retrieve password
>    -x             Use ssh connection
>    -k <filename>  Identity file (private key) for ssh 
>    -n <id>        Physical plug number on device or name of virtual machine
>    -A <ip>        IP address or hostname of managed VMware ESX (default localhost)
>    -L <name>      VMware ESX management login name
>    -P <password>  VMware ESX management login password
>    -B <script>    Script to run to retrieve VMware ESX management password
>    -q             Quiet mode
>    -v             Verbose mode
>    -D <debugfile> Debugging to output file
>    -V             Output version information and exit
>    -h             Display this help and exit
> 
> 
> I need to connect on my ESX (-L or -P)?
> I need to connect on my target fenced? (-l or -p)?
> 
> Thanks
> 
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