1. A method for detecting logical images in a network, the network including a host system and a plurality of physical devices in operable communication with one another, the method comprising: forming a query packet at the host system; providing the query packet to at least one of the plurality of physical devices; forming at the at least one of the plurality of physical devices a first vector in response to the query packet, the first vector including a bit for each possible virtual image that may be formed in the at least one of the plurality of devices and indicating which of the virtual images are configured and addressable; and providing the first vector to the host system.