XenServer 8.2 Quad Network Card

[Sean Hulbert1709162565]

I am running Xenserver 8.2 my hardware is a Dell R720 with Quad network card x2 1Gbps x2 10Gbps. 

Network Map:  Network 0 = NIC 3 = 1Gbps and Network 1 = NIC 4 = 1Gbps then Network 2 = NIC 0 = 10Gbps  Each of these networks are segmented in to their own network.  Network0 is management network 172.90.x.x, Network1 is isolated VMs 10.10.x.x and Network 2 is 10.60.x.x.

 

Ok now my problem is that Network 1 drops it literally says disconnected, I have tried a xe tool stack reset to see if it would bring it up, I have also tried ifconfig eth2 up and nothing.  Only thing that brings it back up is a complete reboot.  

 

Has anyone experienced this?

 

I am about to reinstall the OS again.

 

Thank You in advanced 

[Alan Lantz]

There are some bugs in the connected/disconnected state, not sure about the 8.x series. Do you loose your networking to your VM's?

Is the network card on the HCL?  Also, never heard of a card 2x1Gb and 2x10Gb, do you mean you have a quad 10Gb and two links

are running 1Gb? You might have to set speed/duplex for those 1Gb connections. Is all of your firmware up to date ?

 

--Alan--

 

[Tobias Kreidl]

Am guessing 4x 10 Gb card but two of the connections are 1 Gb. Also never had such a configuration.

I'd check logs for clues why there's a disconnect.

[Mark Syms]

You won't want to hear this but the Dell R720 is no longer supported with Citrix Hypervisor since Intel dropped support for the CPU after one of the sets of SPECTRE/MELTDOWN bugs was unfixable on the CPU family used by that host (Intel IvyBridge).