RTNETLINK answers: Operation not permitted on RHEL 6 and z-linux s390x

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Issue

  • After the last LPAR IPL(reboot) the interfaces are unable to come up, the error that comes up is as follows:
Bringing up loopback interface:  [  OK  ]                              
Bringing up interface eth0:                                            
[  OK  ]                                                               
Bringing up interface eth1:  RTNETLINK answers: Operation not permitted
Failed to bring up eth1.                                               
[FAILED]          
  • How do we recover failed qeth device dynamically in zlinux server?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • System Z 390X

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