Error "Adapter exlusively used by another host" while trying to add a qeth device in s390

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • After booting zlinux onto a LPAR, qeth adaptor shows offline or DOWN. The errors in the logs are:
qeth: loading qeth S/390 OSA-Express driver
qeth: IDX_ACTIVATE on read channel device 0.0.1300: adapter exclusively used by another host
qeth: Retrying to do IDX activates.
qeth: IDX_ACTIVATE on read channel device 0.0.1300: adapter exclusively used by another host
qeth: Retrying to do IDX activates.
qeth: IDX_ACTIVATE on read channel device 0.0.1300: adapter exclusively used by another host
qeth: Retrying to do IDX activates.
qeth: IDX_ACTIVATE on read channel device 0.0.1300: adapter exclusively used by another host
qeth: Initialization in hardsetup failed! rc=-62

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8
  • s390

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