Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 641455
[Intel 6.0 Bug] NPIV broken in SW FCoE [rhel-6.0.z]
Last modified: 2010-11-11 07:00:49 EST
This bug has been copied from bug #631246 and has been proposed to be backported to 6.0 z-stream (EUS).
in kernel-2.6.32-71.4.1.el6
Verified fixed by Intel
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html
Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team. New Contents: Previously, the destination MAC address validation was not checking for NPIV (N_Port ID Virtualization) addresses, which results in FCoE (Fibre Channel over Ethernet) frames being dropped. With this update, the destination MAC address check for FCoE frames has been modified so that multiple N_port IDs can be multiplexed on a single physical N_port.