Ok so then I searched these forums some more and found an answer to the LAG SOAP error and used someones solution to this:
Start cpan shell: perl -MCPAN -e shell
In the shell, type: install GAAS/Net-HTTP-6.03.tar.gz
VI_SERVER=10.10.10.1 VI_CREDSTORE=/etc/vicredentials.xml /usr/lib/vmware-vcli/apps/vm/vmcontrol.pl --operation reset --vmname testhost.test.local
virtual machine 'testhost.test.local' under host reset successfully
It then worked 
Seriouslly a freaken pain:
* Downgrade to IO-Socket-SSL from 1.77
* Use these instructions next:
Start cpan shell: perl -MCPAN -e shell
In the shell, type: install GAAS/Net-HTTP-6.03.tar.gz
Let me know how you guys go I have a dream of having a Linux / Pacemaker cluster one day and need this for "Fencing"...