In a multi protocol Input/Output Controller couplable to a host processor over a custom interface and couplable to Serial Advanced Technology Attachment devices and Fibre Channel devices over {HEAD ~ a FC link}, one or more IOC processors programmed for assisting in enabling {TAIL ~ the SATA devices} to be utilized in a FC Storage Area Network by performing the steps of: 
In a multi protocol Input / Output Controller couplable to a host processor over a custom interface and couplable to Serial Advanced Technology Attachment devices and Fibre Channel devices over { HEAD ~ a FC link } , one or more IOC processors programmed for assisting in enabling { TAIL ~ the SATA devices } to be utilized in a FC Storage Area Network by performing the steps of :
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