CommVault cdr module prevents iptables NAT and other kernel modules from loading

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • CommVault cdr prevents iptables NAT and other kernel modules from loading
  • After upgrade to kernel-3.10.0-1160.49.1.el7.x86_64 or later, the iptables service fails to start with:
iptables: Applying firewall rules: iptables-restore v1.4.21: iptables-restore: unable to initialize table 'nat'
  • Other kernel modules will also not load:
systemd-udevd: could not find module by name='acpi_cpufreq'
systemd-udevd: could not find module by name='acpi_cpufreq'
systemd-udevd: could not find module by name='pcc_cpufreq'
systemd-udevd: could not find module by name='pcc_cpufreq'
systemd-udevd: could not find module by name='acpi_cpufreq'
systemd-udevd: could not find module by name='pcc_cpufreq'
systemd-udevd: could not find module by name='acpi_cpufreq'
systemd-udevd: could not find module by name='pcc_cpufreq'
systemd-udevd: could not find module by name='fjes'
systemd-udevd: could not find module by name='parport_pc'

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9
    • kernel-3.10.0-1160.49.1.el7.x86_64 or later
  • CommVault software with proprietary cdr kernel module taint

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