Drobo 5D3 User Guide 13
2.4.1 Selecting Drives
The Drobo 5D3 supports both standard 3.5” SATA hard disk drives (HDDs) as well as
SATA solid state drives (SSDs) for added performance. For HDDs, these drives can be
from any manufacturer and with any capacity. For SSDs, please visit our web page for
compatible drive options.
In addition, the Drobo 5D3 has a Drobo Accelerator Bay, which accepts an industry-
standard mSATA SSD. When the mSATA SSD is installed, Drobo’s Data-Aware Tiering
feature is enabled, accelerating performance when reading data from your Drobo
device. Having an mSATA SSD installed leaves all drive bays available for high-capacity
hard disk drives (HDDs) so that you can get both high-capacity and accelerated
performance out of your Drobo device.
Using only SSDs in the main drive bays of your Drobo 5D3 provides the fastest
performance when reading and writing data to and from your Drobo device.
In summary, here are the recommended number and type of drives you can use with
your Drobo 5D3. Note that you need at least two drives in the drive bays to ensure your
data is protected in the event of drive failure.
● 2 to 5 HDDs in the main drive bays - enables you to maximize capacity
● 2 to 5 SSDs in the main drive bays with no mSATA SSD - enables you to maximize
read and write performance
● 2 to 5 HDDs in the main drive bays plus an mSATA SSD installed - enables you to
maximize capacity and accelerate read performance
For a performance comparison of these options, see the image below:
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