Emulex OneConnect 10G NIC dropping packets after upgrade to Red Hat Enterprise 5.9

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Emulex OneConnect 10G NIC not working properly after upgrade to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9, problems include:
    • Large amount of packet drops
    • Periodic loss of network connectivity
    • Mishandling of VLAN packets
  • Emulex OneConnect 10G NIC begins to work properly after boot to old kernel.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9
  • Emulex OneConnect 10G NIC
  • kernel > 2.6.18-348
  • kernel default be2net driver

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