Why NIC naming is not consistent while using Chelsio NIC with Dell Server in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5?

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Issue

  • NIC naming is incorrect while using Chelsio NIC on DELL server.
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 16436 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN 
2: p1p5: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN qlen 1000          <<======
3: eth1: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN qlen 1000          <<======
4: em1: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP qlen 1000
5: em2: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN qlen 1000
6: em3: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN qlen 1000
7: em4: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN qlen 1000

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.5.
  • Dell System.
  • Chelsio Communications Ethernet controller.

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