Method and apparatus for passively mirroring data to multiple storage locations. Data are concurrently transferred by a source device to at least first and second target devices over a common pathway. Respective first and second acknowledgement signals are supplied to the source device in response to the data transfer. In some embodiments, the data are synchronously clocked into first-in-first-out (FIFO) elements of the first and second target devices using a common clock signal. In other embodiments, the data are transferred to the first device at a first rate and are transferred to the second device at a second rate different from the first rate. The source device preferably comprises a functional controller core (FCC) of a multi-device array, and the target devices preferably comprise separate buffer managers. The source device further preferably updates a metadata structure in response to receipt of the first and second acknowledgement signals.