RHEL 5.3 having intermittent network disconnects issues.
Article Summary:
This article provides information on RHEL 5.3 having intermittent network disconnects issues.
Environment
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 and newer
Network Interface Cards (NIC) using the bnx2 driver including:
Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5709S Gigabit Ethernet
Issue
In certain situations under heavy loads, the network interface card can stop accepting packets from remote devices.
This problem has been reported on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 (RHEL 5.3) and newer when using a Broadcom NetXtreme 5709 network interface card.
Diagnostic Steps
var\log\messages shows entries similar to:
Jul 28 12:03:51 server01 kernel: bnx2: eth2: using MSIX
Jul 28 12:03:51 server01 kernel: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth2: link is not ready
Jul 28 12:03:53 server01: bnx2: eth2 NIC Copper Link is Up, 1000 Mbps full duplex, receive & transmit flow control ON
Jul 28 12:03:53 fserver01 kernel: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth2: link becomes ready
Check if packets sent to the NIC are dropped by repeatedly using this command:
# ethtool -S eth0 | grep rx_fw_discards
Each time this command is executed, the value returned should increase from the previous run as a result of remote devices attempting to communicate with the NIC in question. The numbers should increase similar to this:
rx_fw_discards: 53843
rx_fw_discards: 55467
rx_fw_discards: 57071
Confirm that the number of interrupts processed does not increase on the IRQs assigned to the NIC by repeatedly using this command:
# grep eth0 /proc/interrupts
(Modify "eth0" with the name of the interface where trouble is suspected.)
The command should be run while remote devices are attempting to transmit to the failing system. Normally, each counter for the interrupts listed for that interface (e.g. eth0) should increase as packets are received from remote devices.
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Identificación del artículo: SLN266054
Última fecha de modificación: 09/12/2013 12:00 AM
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