Kernel panic occurs with ixgbe driver module

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

Kernel panic occurs when system loads ixgbe driver module of RHEL6.9 kernel. If server has NIC which uses ixgbe driver module, an issue occurs during boot and cannot boot a system.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9
  • kernel-2.6.32-696.el6
  • ixgbe driver module
  • Intel X552 NIC

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