Emulex OneConnect be2net cards generating pause frames
Issue
- Emulex OneConnect NIC using
be2net
driver sends a lot of pause frames, be2net
network adapter is seen to repeatedly switch between online and offline, known as "link flapping"
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Emulex Corporation OneConnect 10Gb NIC (be3) aka "HP NC55x" network interface card
- Driver
be2net
- Firmware older than version
4.1.450.7
- Driver
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