After a kernel update, bonding over Broadcom (bnx2) cards using vlan, does not work anymore
Issue:
Following a yum update from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 to 6.3, the network no longer functions. The nic continues to be shown as "up", however, the system is unreachable.
Environment:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3
- kernel-2.6.32-279.el6
- Multiple Broadcom bnx2 network interfaces
- Interfaces configured into a bond with VLAN subinterfaces
This has been resolved in RHEL 6.3 z-stream kernel package kernel-2.6.32-279.2.1.el6 under Red Hat Bugzilla 837227.
This update can be obtained with the yum command, or via errata release RHBA-2012-1104