1. A system, comprising: a first host bus adapter (HBA) that uses a first context to facilitate the transmission of packets through a logical connection through said first HBA; a second HBA coupled to said first HBA; memory, contained in said first HBA, in which said first context is stored, said memory being accessible by both of said first and second HBAs; wherein, upon receiving a packet associated with said logical connection, said second HBA accesses said memory contained in said first HBA to use said first context to process said packet in accordance with said first context.