<s>
A	O
converged	B-Protocol
network	I-Protocol
adapter	I-Protocol
(	O
CNA	O
)	O
,	O
also	O
called	O
a	O
converged	O
network	B-Protocol
interface	I-Protocol
controller	I-Protocol
(	O
C-NIC	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
computer	O
input/output	O
device	O
that	O
combines	O
the	O
functionality	O
of	O
a	O
host	B-Architecture
bus	I-Architecture
adapter	I-Architecture
(	O
HBA	O
)	O
with	O
a	O
network	B-Protocol
interface	I-Protocol
controller	I-Protocol
(	O
NIC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
other	O
words	O
,	O
it	O
"	O
converges	O
"	O
access	O
to	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
a	O
storage	O
area	O
network	O
and	O
a	O
general-purpose	O
computer	B-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
products	O
were	O
marketed	O
around	O
2005	O
with	O
the	O
term	O
C-NIC	O
which	O
combined	O
iSCSI	B-Protocol
storage	O
functionality	O
with	O
Gigabit	O
Ethernet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
products	O
used	O
the	O
marketing	O
term	O
converged	B-Protocol
network	I-Protocol
adapter	I-Protocol
(	O
CNA	O
)	O
,	O
combining	O
Fibre	B-Protocol
Channel	I-Protocol
over	I-Protocol
Ethernet	I-Protocol
with	O
10	O
Gigabit	O
Ethernet	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
vendors	O
can	O
then	O
include	O
the	O
ten	O
Gigabit	O
CNA	O
with	O
their	O
servers	O
:	O
as	O
embedded	O
interface	O
on	O
the	O
motherboard	O
(	O
LOM	O
or	O
LAN	O
on	O
motherboard	O
)	O
,	O
via	O
a	O
mezzanine	B-Device
card	I-Device
in	O
blade	B-Architecture
servers	I-Architecture
or	O
as	O
PCI	O
extension-card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
QLogic	O
offers	O
CNAs	O
via	O
their	O
QLogic	O
8200	O
&	O
8300	O
series	O
Converged	B-Protocol
Network	I-Protocol
Adapters	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
QME	O
CNA	O
and	O
drivers	O
were	O
supported	O
by	O
Citrix	B-Application
,	O
NetApp	O
,	O
EMC	O
and	O
IBM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
claims	O
that	O
their	O
BL460c	O
G7	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
blade	B-Architecture
server	I-Architecture
that	O
offers	O
FCoE	B-Protocol
via	O
a	O
LOM	O
(	O
LAN	O
on	O
motherboard	O
)	O
instead	O
of	O
using	O
a	O
PCI	O
slot	O
or	O
mezzanine	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dell	O
uses	O
the	O
QLogic	O
8100	O
series	O
in	O
their	O
PowerEdge	B-Device
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
M-series	O
,	O
blade-servers	O
for	O
the	O
M1000e	B-Application
enclosure	O
a	O
specially	O
made	O
dual-port	O
mezzanine	B-Device
card	I-Device
QME8142	O
is	O
designed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cisco	O
Systems	O
offered	O
Fibre	B-Protocol
Channel	I-Protocol
over	I-Protocol
Ethernet	I-Protocol
in	O
their	O
Unified	B-Application
Computing	I-Application
System	I-Application
product	O
line	O
via	O
Virtual	O
Interface	O
Cards	O
(	O
VICs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
demonstrates	O
how	O
the	O
term	O
Converged	B-Protocol
Network	I-Protocol
Adapter	I-Protocol
is	O
really	O
a	O
marketing	O
term	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
sell	O
the	O
X710-DA2/DA4	O
adapters	O
that	O
do	O
n't	O
actually	O
support	O
FCoE	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
