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Patent Application Publication Jul. 10, 2003 Sheet 9 0f 14 US 2003/0131182 A1
Create virtual
enclosu re
Associate WWN with 702
virtual enclosure N
l
Select # ports for 704
virtual enclosure N
l
Bind each virtual
706
enclosure port to a '-\/
virtualizatlon port
l
Assign FCID to virtual
enclosure port
l
Assign VLUNs to 710
virtual enclosure N
l
712
Host logs into SAN N
l
Host accesses virtual 714
enclosure via SCSI N
read/write commands
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