Methods and systems for configuring network storage are presented.A method for configuring network storage may include: detecting one more connection rates associated with one or more input PHYs associated with one or more parent devices; detecting a number of input connections associated with one or more PHYs associated with one or more parent devices; setting one or more connection rates associated with one or more input PHYs associated with one or more child devices according to the one or more connection rates associated with the one or more input PHYs associated with the one or more parent devices; and setting a number of input connections associated with one or more PHYs associated with one or more child devices according to a number of input connections associated with one or more PHYs associated with one or more parent devices.