Cisco Ucs M71Kr-Q Qlogic Converged Network Adapter - Cisco UCS 5108 Installation Manual

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Cisco UCS M71KR-Q QLogic Converged Network Adapter

The Cisco UCS M71KR-Q QLogic Converged Network Adapter (CNA) is a QLogic-based Fibre Channel
over Ethernet (FCoE) adapter card that provides connectivity for Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers in the
Cisco Unified Computing System.
Designed specifically for the Cisco UCS blades, the adapter provides a dual-port connection to the midplane
of the blade server chassis. The Cisco UCS M71KR-Q uses an Intel 82598 10 Gigabit Ethernet controller for
network traffic 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
Ethernet network ports to the operating system.
The Cisco UCS M71KR-Q provides both 10 Gigabit Ethernet and 4-Gbps Fibre Channel functions using
drivers from QLogic, providing:
• Compatibility with current QLogic adapter-based SAN environments and drivers
• Consolidation of LAN and SAN traffic over the same adapter card and fabric, reducing the overall
number of network interface cards (NICs), HBAs, cables, and switches
• Integrated management with Cisco UCS Manager
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