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Description of problem:
The package fence-agents-lpar is NOT available for RHEL-7 on x86_64

How reproducible:

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install RHEL 7 x86_64.
2. Enable subscriptions
3. yum install fence-agents-lpar

Actual results:

# yum search fence-agents-lpar
Loaded plugins: product-id, search-disabled-repos, subscription-manager
Warning: No matches found for: fence-agents-lpar
No matches found

Expected results:

We expect to find the package.

Additional info:
A community package has been build to help us with this situation.
https://bpeck.fedorapeople.org/fence_agents/x86_64/

Thomas,

As far as I know fence_lpar is only used on IBM Power/s390 architecture, I don't think there is any need for an x86_64 version of this package.  Is there a reason we want this for x86_64?

Thanks,
Chris

Hi Chris,

The fence_lpar package and command act on IBM Power systems.  You wouldn't normally run this command to power yourself off so it makes sense that while it may be another PPC system controlling another PPC system, it's not a requirement.  It's completely valid to have an x86_64 system power on/off a PPC system.  Does this help clear up the confusion?

Another exmape is Beaker lab controller controls many systems of all different architectures, ppc being one of them.

HTH

Couldn't agree more to what Bill stated. We have beaker on an x86 box and need to deploy PPC systems.

Ack, makes sense to me.  Adding this for 7.9 as well as for 8.3.

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory (fence-agents bug fix and enhancement update), and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2020:3850