Drobo 5D3 - Initializing and Updating Your Drobo 5 D3 to the Latest Firmware

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3.5 Initializing and Updating Your Drobo 5D3
to the Latest Firmware
When you first receive a new Drobo 5D3 device, you must use the Drobo Dashboard
application to update it to the latest firmware release.
Note:
Make sure that you have installed the Drobo Dashboard on your system before
following the steps given below. For more information see Downloading and
Installing Drobo Dashboard.
To update the firmware of your Drobo 5D3 to the latest one:
1. Connect the USB or the Thunderbolt cable to the back of your Drobo 5D3.
2. Ensure that the Mac or PC you are using for this setup has a valid Internet/network
connection.
3. Verify that the Drobo is powered off.
4. Insert the drives.
5. Turn on your Drobo 5D3. Wait for your Drobo device to appear on the Dashboard.
Your Drobo should appear with a yellow Drobo device icon on your main dashboard
screen. Double click on the Drobo 5D3 icon.