N-port id virtualization (npiv) proxy module, npiv proxy switching system and methods

A method comprising:

• distributing login requests over a plurality of N-ports to allow a plurality of servers to be functionally coupled to F-ports of a plurality of fiber-channel (FC) switches;
• and
• assigning, in response to the login requests, fiber-channel identifiers (FCIDs) to the servers to provide single end-host operations for each of the servers.

A computer-accessible medium that provides instructions, which when accessed, cause a machine to perform operations to:

• distribute login requests over a plurality of N-ports to allow a plurality of servers to be functionally coupled to F-ports of a plurality of fiber-channel (FC) switches;
• and
• assign, in response to the login requests, fiber-channel identifiers (FCIDs) to the servers to provide single end-host operations for each of the servers.