1. A module configured for detecting, associating, and establishing an optimal storage virtualization protocol between a host and a given virtualized storage device on a network, comprising: a host system enabled for network connectivity and analysis; a utility configured to execute a network probing algorithm on the network; and a software configuration function responsive to the utility and configured to assign one of a plurality of storage virtualization protocols as an optimal storage virtualization protocol for subsequent data transactions between the host and storage device.