NIC driver went down with the error: "Network adapter has been stopped because it has over heated. Restart the computer. If the problem persists, power off the system and replace the adapter"

Solution In Progress - Updated -

Issue

  • Network interface reported a link down event with the following message:
ixgbe 0000:41:00.1 p1p2: Network adapter has been stopped because it has over heated. Restart the computer. If the problem persists, power off the system and replace the adapter
[20633622.206545] ixgbe 0000:41:00.0 p1p1: Network adapter has been stopped because it has over heated. Restart the computer. If the problem persists, power off the system and replace the adapter
[20633622.210878] ixgbe 0000:41:00.1 p1p2: NIC Link is Down

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7
  • ixgbe driver

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