A management controller is disclosed. The management controller may include a receiver to receive a request from an initiator. A translator may translate the request received from the initiator into a command for a multi-mode single port device. A bridge may communicate with the multi-mode single port device and the initiator, sending the command to the multi-mode single port device and receiving a reply from the multi-mode single port device. The translator may then translate the reply to the command into a response for the initiator, whereupon a transmitter may transmit the response to the initiator.