execute other efi applications such as setup install operating system diagnostic or configuration utilities and system flash updates it can also be used to play cds or dvds without having to boot to a complete operating system shell commands also make it possible to copy or move files and directories between supported file systems in a conventional system a user at a host system for example 102 executing a management application is not able to interface with hea 112 because host system 110 does not have a fully functional operating system the adaptive embodiments described herein solve this problem by providing a management interface layer at the hba 112 level the management interface layer is able to respond to a remote management application as described below in more detail fig2 shows a block diagram of host system 110 with a central processing unit u201c cpu u201d 200 that executes program instructions out of memory also referred to as host memory 202 host memory 202 is coupled to cpu 200 via a system bus or a local memory bus 204 memory 202 is used to provide cpu 200 access to data and or program information that is stored in memory 202 at execution time typically memory 202 is composed of random access memory ram circuits it is noteworthy that host system 110 may include a computer server or other similar devices which may be coupled to storage systems host system 110 interfaces with a hba 112 via hba interface 206 hba interface 206 includes logic and circuitry to handle.