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 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 to use said first context to process said packet in accordance with said first context.