Why does virt-p2v tool not detect link status on Broadcom NetXtreme NIC ?

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Issue

  • Why does NIC status show "No Cable Connected" while booting from p2v iso ?
  • Why does p2v iso not detect link on Broadcom NetXtreme II interfaces ?
  • Why does p2v iso not detect link for interfaces using bnx2x modules ?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
  • rhel-6.3-p2v.iso
  • bnx2x
  • Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM57711E 10 Gigabit PCIe (A0) PCI-E x4 5GHz (Gen2)

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