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Data Sheet 

Cisco UCS CNA M73KR-Q 
QLogic Converged Network Adapter 

Product Overview 

The Cisco UCS

™

 CNA M73KR-Q QLogic Converged Network Adapter (CNA; Figure 1) is a QLogic-based Fibre 

Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) mezzanine card that provides connectivity for Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers in 

the Cisco Unified Computing System

™

 (Cisco UCS). 

Designed specifically for the Cisco UCS blades, the adapter provides high-performance connectivity for SAN and 

LAN traffic. One Cisco UCS CNA M73KR-Q can do the work of a discrete Fibre Channel host bus adapter (HBA) 

and Ethernet network interface card (NIC). This convergence means fewer cables, fewer switches, less power 

consumption, reduced cooling, and unified LAN and SAN management. 

Figure 1.    Cisco UCS CNA M73KR-Q QLogic Converged Network Adapter 

 

Features and Benefits 

The Cisco UCS CNA M73KR-Q provides both 10 Gigabit Ethernet and 8-Gbps Fibre Channel functions using 

drivers from QLogic: 

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Risk mitigation through compatibility with current QLogic adapter-based SAN environments and drivers 

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Full hardware offload for FCoE protocol processing, reducing system CPU utilization for I/O operations and 

leading to faster application performance and greater consolidation in virtualized systems 

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Reduced total cost of ownership (TCO) through consolidation of LAN and SAN traffic over the same 

mezzanine card and fabric, reducing the overall number of NICs), HBAs, cables, and switches 

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Integrated management with Cisco UCS Manager