After kdump, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 update 6 fails to initialize be2net interface

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • After a successful kdump, Upon boot the following message is seen repeatedly while initializing the hardware

    • Controller Status: Redboot Initialization start"

    After boot, be2net interfaces are no longer initialized. Following messages are noted in /var/log/messages

Jan  1 07:24:49 localhost kernel: be2iscsi 0000:02:00.3: invalid mailbox completion
Jan  1 07:24:49 localhost kernel:  host1: Failed in mgmt_get_fw_config
Jan  1 07:24:49 localhost kernel:  host1: Error getting fw config
Jan  1 07:24:49 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:02:00.3 disabled
Jan  1 07:24:49 localhost kernel: be2iscsi: probe of 0000:02:00.3 failed with error -16

During the kdump process, following message is noticed with initializing the interface

Jan  1 07:24:49 localhost kernel: be2net 0000:02:00.3: mccq poll timed out
  • Problem is also described in the following HP Advisory c03550165

Environment

  • HP BL460c G7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 update 6
  • be2net version: 2.102.518r and be2iscsi version:2.0.549.0

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