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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
Emulex Corporation:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos.
2-89162, 33-40959 and 33-44484) on Form S-8 of Emulex Corporation of our report
dated August 12, 1998, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Emulex
Corporation and subsidiaries as of June 28, 1998 and June 29, 1997, and the
related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash
flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 28, 1998, and
the related schedule, which report appears in the June 28, 1998 annual report on
Form 10-K of Emulex Corporation.



                                       KPMG Peat Marwick LLP


Orange County, California
September 23, 1998