Cisco UCS M71KR-Q QLogic Converter Network Adapter PCIe 2pt. 10G

The Cisco Unified Computing System is a next-generation data center platform that unites compute, network, storage access, and virtualization into a cohesive system designed to reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) and increase business agility. The system integrates a low-latency, lossless 10 Gigabit Ethernet unified network fabric with enterprise-class, x86-architecture servers. The system is an integrated, scalable, multichassis platform in which all resources participate in a unified management domain.

The Cisco UCS M71KR-Q QLogic Converged Network Adapter (CNA) is a QLogic-based Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) mezzanine 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 Fiber Channel controller for Fiber Channel traffic, all on the same mezzanine card. The Cisco UCS M71KR-Q presents two discrete Fiber Channel host bus adapter (HBA) ports and two Ethernet network ports to the operating system.