4.9. RHEA-2012:1038 - new packages: kmod-bnx2x, kmod-bnx2, kmod-bnx2i, kmod-bnx2fc
4.9. RHEA-2012:1038 - new packages: kmod-bnx2x, kmod-bnx2, kmod-bnx2i, kmod-bnx2fc New kmod-bnx2x, kmod-bnx2, kmod-bnx2i, kmod-bnx2fc packages are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The kmod-bnx2x packages provide temporary drivers for the following hardware beyond what was delivered in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2: Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM57xx Gigabit Ethernet The kmod-bnxx packages provide temporary drivers for the following hardware beyond what was delivered in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2: Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5771x/578xx 10/20-Gigabit Ethernet The kmod-bnx2i packages provide temporary drivers for the following hardware beyond what was delivered in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2: Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM570x/5771x/578xx iSCSI The kmod-bnx2fc packages provide temporary drivers for the following hardware beyond what was delivered in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2: Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5771x/578xx FCoE This enhancement update adds the kmod-bnx2x, kmod-bnx2, kmod-bnx2i and kmod-bnx2fc packages to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 as part of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Driver Update Program (DUP). The packages introduced by the RHEA-2012:0503 advisory did not contain proper firmware for kmod-bnx2. In addition, the driver included in the kmod-bnx2x packages could, under certain circumstances, work incorrectly with Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE). This update addresses these problems. (BZ# 818940 , BZ# 819566 , BZ# 819569 , BZ# 819567 ) Users encountering the aforementioned problems and users requiring temporary driver support for the specific hardware noted above should install these packages. Unless a system includes the exact hardware supported by kmod-bnx2x, kmod-bnx2, kmod-bnx2i, or kmod-bnx2fc, these packages must not be installed.