•Consolidationof LAN and SAN traffic over the same adapter card and fabric, reducing the overall
numberof networkinterface cards (NICs),HBAs, cables,and switches
•Integratedmanagement with Cisco UCSManager
Cisco UCS M71KR-Q QLogic Converged Network Adapter
TheCisco UCSM71KR-Q QLogic ConvergedNetwork Adapter (CNA) is a QLogic-based Fibre Channel
overEthernet (FCoE)adapter card thatprovides connectivity for CiscoUCS B-SeriesBlade Servers inthe
CiscoUnified Computing System.
Designedspecifically for the Cisco UCS blades, the adapter provides a dual-port connection to the midplane
ofthe blade server chassis. The Cisco UCS M71KR-Q uses anIntel 82598 10 Gigabit Ethernet controller for
networktraffic and a QLogic 4-Gbps Fibre Channel controller for Fibre Channel traffic, all on the same adapter
card.The Cisco UCS M71KR-Q presents two discrete Fibre Channel host bus adapter (HBA) ports and two
Ethernetnetwork ports tothe operatingsystem.
TheCisco UCS M71KR-Qprovides both10 GigabitEthernet and 4-Gbps FibreChannel functions using
driversfrom QLogic, providing:
•Compatibilitywith current QLogicadapter-based SAN environmentsand drivers
•Consolidationof LAN and SAN traffic over the same adapter card and fabric, reducing the overall
numberof networkinterface cards (NICs),HBAs, cables,and switches
•Integratedmanagement with Cisco UCSManager
Cisco UCS 5108 Server Chassis Installation Guide
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Adapter Cards