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.