RHEA-2010:0928 - Product Enhancement Advisory

Topic

New kmod-be2net-rhel5u5-2.102.453r packages are now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5.5. These packages are a temporary driver update which enables
the following 10 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe Adapters:

ServerEngines BladeEngine2; ServerEngines BladeEngine3; Emulex OneConnect; and
Emulex OneConnect (be3).

Description

The kmod-be2net-rhel5u5-2.102.453r packages provide kernel modules for
controlling Broadcom NetXtreme II network devices.

kmod-be2net-rhel5u5-2.102.453r is a temporary driver update released as part of
the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Driver Update Program (DUP). (BZ#614361)

The kmod-be2net-rhel5u5-2.102.453r packages provide temporary drivers for the
following hardware beyond what was delivered in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5:

• ServerEngines BladeEngine2 10 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe Adapter
• ServerEngines BladeEngine3 10 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe Adapter
• Emulex OneConnect 10 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe Adapter
• Emulex OneConnect 10 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe Adapter (be3)

Only users requiring temporary driver support for the specific hardware noted
above should install this package. Unless a system including the exact hardware
kmod-be2net-rhel5u5-2.102.453r explicitly supports, this package must not be
installed.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red
Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

• BZ - 614361 - [Emulex 5.6 feat] Update be2net to version 2.102.348r and include SRIOV support [rhel-5.5.z]

CVEs

(none)

References

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