Exhibit 20.1

                                NOTICE OF MERGER
                                       OF

                            AVIARY ACQUISITION CORP.

                          A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF

                               EMULEX CORPORATION

                                  WITH AND INTO

                                VIXEL CORPORATION

To the Former Holders of Common Stock of Vixel Corporation:

         NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Sections 253(d) and 262(d)(2) of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware that the merger (the "Merger")
of Aviary Acquisition Corp. (the "Purchaser"), a Delaware corporation and a
wholly owned subsidiary of Emulex Corporation, a Delaware corporation
("Emulex"), with and into Vixel Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Vixel"),
pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions of an Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated as of October 8, 2003, by and among Emulex, the Purchaser and
Vixel became effective upon the filing of the Certificate of Ownership and
Merger with the Delaware Secretary of State on November 17, 2003 (the "Effective
Time"). Immediately prior to the Effective Time, the Purchaser owned more than
90% of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0015 per share,
including the associated preferred stock purchase or other rights issued
pursuant to the Rights Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2000, between Vixel
and Computershare Trust Company, Inc. (together, the "Shares"), of Vixel and all
of the outstanding shares of Series B convertible preferred stock, par value
$.001 per share, of Vixel. Accordingly, under applicable Delaware law, no action
was required by the stockholders of Vixel (other than the Purchaser) for the
Merger to become effective.

         Pursuant to the terms of the Merger, each issued and outstanding Share
(other than Shares held by the Purchaser, Emulex, Vixel, or any other wholly
owned subsidiary of Emulex, and Shares held by stockholders, if any, who
properly exercise their dissenters' rights, as described in the attached
Information Statement) held immediately prior to the Effective Time now
represents only the right to receive $10.00 per Share, net to the holder in
cash, subject to applicable withholding, without interest. As a result of the
Merger, the separate corporate existence of the Purchaser has terminated, and
Vixel has become a wholly owned subsidiary of Emulex.

         TO OBTAIN PAYMENT FOR YOUR SHARES, EACH CERTIFICATE REPRESENTING SUCH
SHARES, TOGETHER WITH THE ENCLOSED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS
REQUIRED BY THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED BY HAND OR
OVERNIGHT COURIER TO THE PAYING AGENT, COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK,
AT ONE OF THE ADDRESSES SET FORTH IN THE ENCLOSED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.

         Former stockholders of Vixel who do not wish to accept the $10.00 per
Share cash payment pursuant to the Merger have the right under Delaware law to
dissent from the Merger and to seek an appraisal of and be paid the fair cash
value of their Shares, exclusive of any element of value arising from the
accomplishment or expectation of the Merger. See "Rights of Dissenting
Stockholders" in the attached Information Statement.

         Additional copies of this Notice of Merger, the Information Statement
and the Letter of Transmittal can be obtained from the Paying Agent at the
address set forth in the Letter of Transmittal.

                                                EMULEX CORPORATION

Dated: November 21, 2003