Random network errors, received packet own address

check-ict

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Apr 19, 2011
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Hi,

We have a small cluster with 3 nodes and 2 storage servers. The nodes are connected with a bond to 2 switches with LACP. Switches are in virtual chassis and have the port groups configured.

Recently we started to see network errors/hickups. They only seem to apply on the proxmox servers, other network traffic isn't affected.

I upgraded Proxmox to 5.3 but the issue is still comming back every week:
proxmox-ve: 5.3-1 (running kernel: 4.15.18-1-pve)
pve-manager: 5.3-9 (running version: 5.3-9/ba817b29)

Mar 5 13:03:41 proxmox01 kernel: [16909726.618149] vmbr0: received packet on bond0 with own address as source address (addr:94:18:82:77:7d:f8, vlan:1)
Mar 5 13:03:41 proxmox01 kernel: [16909726.628036] vmbr0: received packet on bond0 with own address as source address (addr:94:18:82:77:7d:f8, vlan:1)
Mar 5 13:03:41 proxmox01 kernel: [16909726.630957] vmbr0: received packet on bond0 with own address as source address (addr:94:18:82:77:7d:f8, vlan:1)
Mar 5 13:03:41 proxmox01 kernel: [16909726.919727] vmbr0: received packet on bond0 with own address as source address (addr:94:18:82:77:7d:f8, vlan:1)
Mar 5 13:03:41 proxmox01 kernel: [16909727.221143] vmbr0: received packet on bond0 with own address as source address (addr:94:18:82:77:7d:f8, vlan:1)
Mar 5 13:03:41 proxmox01 kernel: [16909727.230476] vmbr0: received packet on bond0 with own address as source address (addr:94:18:82:77:7d:f8, vlan:1)
Mar 5 13:03:42 proxmox01 kernel: [16909727.526440] vmbr0: received packet on bond0 with own address as source address (addr:94:18:82:77:7d:f8, vlan:1)
Mar 5 13:03:42 proxmox01 kernel: [16909727.830167] vmbr0: received packet on bond0 with own address as source address (addr:94:18:82:77:7d:f8, vlan:1)
Mar 5 13:03:42 proxmox01 kernel: [16909728.130389] vmbr0: received packet on bond0 with own address as source address (addr:94:18:82:77:7d:f8, vlan:1)
Mar 5 13:03:42 proxmox01 kernel: [16909728.137660] vmbr0: received packet on bond0 with own address as source address (addr:94:18:82:77:7d:f8, vlan:1)

Any ideas?
 
Check the switch configs and your bond mode (with 'ip -details a')