This leads me to think it is some specific inter interoperability issue, between this specific host and F2E line card on NX-OS 6.2(16). Because the FEX you are using doesn't have 100mb capability. When the host is shutdown the NIC is still up, but sh...
1. What is the configuration from Nexus side and from Host side? Are they configured to auto negotiate? 2. Have you tried to hard-code the speed and duplex from both sides?
3. What line card is module 10? You can check this from #show module
4.Did yo...