Apparatus and computer program product for enabling an error strategy in a storage system with an initiator and a plurality of storage devices connected by a network, such as a storage area network (SAN). The computer program product is operable for recording timing statistics for transactions between an initiator and a target storage device; analyzing the recorded timing statistics for a target storage device; and applying the statistical analysis for a target storage device to error recovery procedures for the target storage device. The computer program product may also record statistics for transactions between an initiator and a target storage device using a particular network route. The recorded and analyzed timing statistics can be used to provide a dynamic error strategy based on the performance of individual target devices and routes.