An adapter (5,7,9,11;25,27,29,31), configured for use in a system including at least one server (1,3;21) coupled to a converged network by at least one server interface (2,8;22,24), and at least one storage device (13,15;23,33), wherein the converged network is a single network which carries both storage data traffic and non-storage data traffic, and wherein the server (1,3;21) includes a server agent (6,12;28), said adapter (5,7,9,11;25,27,29,31) including: at least one port (34,36,44,46) configured to couple the storage device (13,15;23,33) to the adapter (5,7,9,11;25,27,29,31); at least one adapter interface (30,32,40,42) configured to couple the adapter (5,7,9,11;25,27,29,31) to the network, and thereby to couple the storage device (13,15;23,33) to the network via the adapter (5,7,9,11;25,27,29,31) when said storage device (13,15;23,33) is coupled to said at least one port (34,36,44,46); and an adapter agent (14,16,18,22;38,48,50,52),wherein the adapter agent (14,16,18,22;38,48,50,52) is coupled and configured: to determine whether each said adapter interface (30,32,40,42) is overloaded, and to generate an adapter interface overload indication for each said adapter interface (30,32,40,42), where the adapter interface overload indication for each said adapter interface (30,32,40,42) is indicative of whether the adapter interface (30,32,40,42) is overloaded; and in response to a request from the server agent (6,12;28), to cause the adapter (5,7,9,11;25,27,29,31) to assert, to at least one said adapter interface (30,32,40,42), data indicative of at least one said adapter interface overload indication, wherein each said adapter interface overload indication is a report to the server agent (6, 12; 28) for assertion over the converged network to said server agent (6, 12; 28). at least one port (34,36,44,46) configured to couple the storage device (13,15;23,33) to the adapter (5,7,9,11;25,27,29,31); at least one adapter interface (30,32,40,42) configured to couple the adapter (5,7,9,11;25,27,29,31) to the network, and thereby to couple the storage device (13,15;23,33) to the network via the adapter (5,7,9,11;25,27,29,31) when said storage device (13,15;23,33) is coupled to said at least one port (34,36,44,46); and an adapter agent (14,16,18,22;38,48,50,52),wherein the adapter agent (14,16,18,22;38,48,50,52) is coupled and configured: to determine whether each said adapter interface (30,32,40,42) is overloaded, and to generate an adapter interface overload indication for each said adapter interface (30,32,40,42), where the adapter interface overload indication for each said adapter interface (30,32,40,42) is indicative of whether the adapter interface (30,32,40,42) is overloaded; and in response to a request from the server agent (6,12;28), to cause the adapter (5,7,9,11;25,27,29,31) to assert, to at least one said adapter interface (30,32,40,42), data indicative of at least one said adapter interface overload indication, wherein each said adapter interface overload indication is a report to the server agent (6, 12; 28) for assertion over the converged network to said server agent (6, 12; 28). to determine whether each said adapter interface (30,32,40,42) is overloaded, and to generate an adapter interface overload indication for each said adapter interface (30,32,40,42), where the adapter interface overload indication for each said adapter interface (30,32,40,42) is indicative of whether the adapter interface (30,32,40,42) is overloaded; and in response to a request from the server agent (6,12;28), to cause the adapter (5,7,9,11;25,27,29,31) to assert, to at least one said adapter interface (30,32,40,42), data indicative of at least one said adapter interface overload indication, wherein each said adapter interface overload indication is a report to the server agent (6, 12; 28) for assertion over the converged network to said server agent (6, 12; 28).