System and method for presenting devices through an SAS initiator-connected device

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions which when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform the method of:

• configuring a SAS protocol chip that includes a selection register and at least two SAS address registers embedded within a SAS initiator-connectable device to access at least two SAS addresses that are stored on the SAS protocol chip;
• loading the at least two SAS addresses into respective ones of SAS address registers within the SAS protocol chip;
• and
• respectively associating respective values within a selection register of the SAS protocol chip with at least two SAS address registers;
• mapping, within the SAS protocol chip, the at least two SAS addresses to respective unique target devices, wherein each SAS address respectively identifies one of the unique SAS target device;
• and
• emulating, by the SAS initiator-connectable device, at least one SAS expander to provide access to each of the unique SAS target devices by the respective SAS address, wherein the SAS initiator-connectable device is a data transfer device.