Patent ID: 8352586

Claim:
A storage area network (SAN) comprising: a management server coupled to a fabric, the management server implementing a plurality of first device domains on the SAN; and a storage device coupled to the fabric, the storage device instructing the management server to add a second device domain to the first device domains, and receiving from the management server a list of second initiators and sending the list of second initiators to a management station connected to the storage device; the management station: defining the second device domain, the second device domain including the storage device and a first initiator that is chosen from among the second initiators coupled to the fabric; and directing the storage device to instruct the management server to add the second device domain to the first device domains; the storage device further instructs the management server to: add a third device domain to the first device domains; and delete the second device domain from among the first device domains; and the management station further: defines the third device domain, the third device domain including the storage device and a third initiator that is chosen from among the second initiators; and directs the storage device to instruct the management server to add the third device domain to the first device domains, and delete the second device domain from among the first device domains.