1. An apparatus for controlling link state changes, the apparatus comprising: a copy services module configured to control a plurality of link adapters, each link adapter having a control module configured to establish a plurality of communication links between a source and a target storage device; each control module further configured to transmit a link status change notification to the copy services module, start a timer upon transmitting the link status change notification, and stop the timer upon receiving an acknowledgement from the copy services module; and the copy services module further configured to simultaneously process link status change notifications from a plurality of communication links.