How to hardcode 10GB interfaces to 10GB instead of auto

Question

Hello,

Recently added 2 new X210 nodes to 2 existing clusters in 2 different locations - having the exact same issue on all 4 nodes.
The 10GB ports are not coming up and they are also not getting an IP address when i add the nodes to the pool and are showing no carrier state in the infconfig output.
ifconfig output is posted below.

Our network team is saying that we need to hardcode the 10GB interfaces to 10GB instead of auto - but i dont think there is a way to do that?

No carrier usually indicates a problem with the network switch side - but i am running out of things to try, we have replaced SFPs, cables, confirmed the network switch configs are the same between the non-working ports and the working ports, ensured the network ports have the correct VLANs and are trunks instead of access ports - so this is a last resort option that im willing to try but im not sure how to hardcode a 10GB interface to 10GB - so please advise if there is a way to hardcode the speed of the 10G NICs to 10G instead of auto?

bxe0: flags=8843 metric 0 mtu 1500
options=507bb
ether xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
nd6 options=29
media: Ethernet autoselect (none)
status: no carrier

DELL-Sam L · Answer

Hello Farhad80, There is not a way to set the nic to 10gb instead of auto.

Peter_Sero · Answer

Have you already tried issuing  'ifconfig media ...'  by hand on affected nodes? As the proof is in the pudding... -- Peter

jccl2 · Answer

It will be sounds not ideal but, try to reboot one node and check if will be online, had this problem once and the only solution was to reboot the node. The adapter in my case was "oce" but maybe works on "bxe" either.

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How to hardcode 10GB interfaces to 10GB instead of auto

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