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 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 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 ; 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 is overloaded, and to generate an adapter interface overload indication for each said adapter interface , where the adapter interface overload indication for each said adapter interface is indicative of whether the adapter interface 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 , 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 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 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 ; 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 is overloaded, and to generate an adapter interface overload indication for each said adapter interface , where the adapter interface overload indication for each said adapter interface is indicative of whether the adapter interface 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 , 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 is overloaded, and to generate an adapter interface overload indication for each said adapter interface , where the adapter interface overload indication for each said adapter interface is indicative of whether the adapter interface 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 , 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). <EOS>