NC522SFP Dual Port 10GbE Server Adapter Firmware Hang under RHEL 5.6

[Drew Rycroft]

Good morning everyone

This past weekend the nic in a Hp Dl380 G7 failed with a firmware hang and it was noted through the messages file . Is this a known firmware bug for V4.0.534 of the firmwareand if so what is the workaround . The exact errors are as follows :

nx_nic[eth4]: Device is DOWN. Fail count[8]
May 21 14:20:42 1p kernel: nx_nic[eth4]: Firmware hang detected. Severity code=0 Peg number=0 Error code=0 Return address=0
May 21 14:20:42 1p kernel: nx_nic[eth4]: Load stored FW
May 21 14:20:42 1p kernel: bonding: bond0: link status definitely down for interface eth4, disabling it
May 21 14:20:42 1p kernel: bonding: bond0: link status definitely down for interface eth5, disabling it
May 21 14:20:42 1p kernel: bonding: bond0: now running without any active interface !
May 21 14:20:44 1p kernel: nx_nic: File FW[nx3fwmn.bin] version[4.0.534:0]
May 21 14:20:45 1p kernel: nx_nic: Gen2 strapping detected
May 21 14:20:47 1p kernel: nx_nic HP NC522SFP Dual Port 10GbE Server Adapter Board S/N CB08BK1217 Chip id 0x1
May 21 14:20:47 1p kernel: nx_nic HP NC522SFP Dual Port 10GbE Server Adapter Board S/N CB08BK1217 Chip id 0x1
May 21 14:20:50 1p kernel: nx_nic[eth5]: NIC Link is up
May 21 14:20:50 1p kernel: bonding: bond0: link status definitely up for interface eth5.
May 21 14:20:50 1p kernel: bonding: bond0: making interface eth5 the new active one.
May 21 14:20:50 1p kernel: bonding: bond0: first active interface up!
May 21 14:20:52 1p kernel: nx_nic[eth4]: Device is UP.
May 21 14:20:53 1p kernel: nx_nic[eth4]: NIC Link is up
May 21 14:20:53 1p kernel: bonding: bond0: link status definitely up for interface eth4.

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