Same problem on Mitaka 9.1. Dell R630 has integrated 2x10Gbit + 2x1Gbit and additional 2x10Gbit card. PCIe Slot 3 Intel(R) 10GbE 2P X520 Adapter 8x or x8 Embedded 82599ES 10-Gigabit SFI/SFP+ Network Connection N/A Embedded 82599ES 10-Gigabit SFI/SFP+ Network Connection N/A Embedded Intel(R) x520 DP 1Gb BT + DP 10Gb SFP+ Rack NDC N/A Embedded Intel(R) x520 DP 1Gb BT + DP 10Gb SFP+ Rack NDC Only the first interface (eno1) is getting link with bootstrap image, for the others ethtool shows "Link detected: no". However dmesg shows that each port have had a link on boot (but disabled at later stage perhaps?): root@node-1:~# dmesg | grep 'ixgbe' [ 4.857336] ixgbe 0000:01:00.1: Intel(R) 10 Gigabit Network Connection [ 10.476729] ixgbe 0000:01:00.0: registered PHC device on eno1 [ 10.642335] ixgbe 0000:01:00.0 eno1: detected SFP+: 4 [ 10.781958] ixgbe 0000:01:00.0 eno1: NIC Link is Up 10 Gbps, Flow Control: RX/TX [149314.079278] ixgbe 0000:01:00.1: registered PHC device on eno2 [149314.246412] ixgbe 0000:01:00.1 eno2: detected SFP+: 3 [149314.386132] ixgbe 0000:01:00.1 eno2: NIC Link is Up 10 Gbps, Flow Control: RX/TX [149315.398571] ixgbe 0000:04:00.0: registered PHC device on enp4s0f0 [149315.565169] ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: detected SFP+: 3 [149315.704829] ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: NIC Link is Up 10 Gbps, Flow Control: RX/TX [149316.721207] ixgbe 0000:04:00.1: registered PHC device on enp4s0f1 [149316.887883] ixgbe 0000:04:00.1 enp4s0f1: detected SFP+: 4 [149317.127423] ixgbe 0000:04:00.1 enp4s0f1: NIC Link is Up 10 Gbps, Flow Control: RX/TX [149324.186380] ixgbe 0000:01:00.1: removed PHC on eno2 [149324.270194] ixgbe 0000:04:00.0: removed PHC on enp4s0f0 [149324.353860] ixgbe 0000:04:00.1: removed PHC on enp4s0f1 [150061.264521] ixgbe 0000:01:00.1: registered PHC device on eno2 [150061.431909] ixgbe 0000:01:00.1 eno2: detected SFP+: 3 [150061.571630] ixgbe 0000:01:00.1 eno2: NIC Link is Up 10 Gbps, Flow Control: RX/TX [150062.582976] ixgbe 0000:04:00.0: registered PHC device on enp4s0f0 [150062.750655] ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: detected SFP+: 3 [150062.890328] ixgbe 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0f0: NIC Link is Up 10 Gbps, Flow Control: RX/TX [150063.902359] ixgbe 0000:04:00.1: registered PHC device on enp4s0f1 [150064.069384] ixgbe 0000:04:00.1 enp4s0f1: detected SFP+: 4 [150064.209024] ixgbe 0000:04:00.1 enp4s0f1: NIC Link is Up 10 Gbps, Flow Control: RX/TX [150071.383888] ixgbe 0000:01:00.1: removed PHC on eno2 [150071.468088] ixgbe 0000:04:00.0: removed PHC on enp4s0f0 [150071.551778] ixgbe 0000:04:00.1: removed PHC on enp4s0f1 Settings for eno2: Supported ports: [ FIBRE ] Supported link modes: 10000baseT/Full Supported pause frame use: No Supports auto-negotiation: No Advertised link modes: 10000baseT/Full Advertised pause frame use: No Advertised auto-negotiation: No Speed: 10000Mb/s Duplex: Full Port: Direct Attach Copper PHYAD: 0 Transceiver: external Auto-negotiation: off Supports Wake-on: umbg Wake-on: g Current message level: 0x00000007 (7) drv probe link Link detected: no Now when I add interface profile under /etc/network/interfaces.d - like: --- EXAMPLE --- root@bootstrap:~# cat /etc/network/interfaces.d/ifcfg-eno2 auto eno2 iface eno2 inet static address 192.30.10.11/24 --- EXAMPLE --- ... and do 'ifup eno2', then interface will be up! root@bootstrap:~# ethtool eno2 Settings for eno2: Supported ports: [ FIBRE ] Supported link modes: 10000baseT/Full Supported pause frame use: No Supports auto-negotiation: No Advertised link modes: 10000baseT/Full Advertised pause frame use: No Advertised auto-negotiation: No Speed: 10000Mb/s Duplex: Full Port: Direct Attach Copper PHYAD: 0 Transceiver: external Auto-negotiation: off Supports Wake-on: umbg Wake-on: g Current message level: 0x00000007 (7) drv probe link Link detected: yes Why isnt fuel bootstrap image bringing these interfaces up correctly?