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Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520-DA2 Incorrectly Detects Link Status with Operating System VMware ESXI* 6.7

Content Type: Connectivity | Article ID: 000058466 | Last Reviewed: 08/12/2022

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Randomly unable to detect the link down status when rebooting on ESX 6.7
Connectivity lost when data is transmitted over the down link of a redundant uplink in ESX 6.7.

Intermittent connectivity losses may be encountered due to incorrect management of interrupts by the CPU with the previous drivers.

Update the Ethernet driver to version 1.8.7.

This article applies to 17 products.

Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520 Series Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-DA2 Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-LR1 Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-QDA1 Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-SR1 Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-SR2 Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-T2 Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540 Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540-T1 Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540-T2 Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X550 Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X550-T1 Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X550-T2 Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520 Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520-DA1 for Open Compute Project Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520-DA2 Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520-DA2 for Open Compute Project

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