Enabling SR-IOV VFs with the num_vfs Emulex be2net module option no longer works in RHEL 7.2

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Setting the num_vfs module option for be2net no longer works. Virtual Functions are not created.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Emulex NIC hardware supporting SR-IOV

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