Drobo 5D3 User Guide 37
3.6 Formatting the Drives for Your Drobo
5D3
After installing Drobo Dashboard, inserting the drives into your Drobo 5D3 and
connecting cables, you are ready to turn on your Drobo device and format the drives.
Before formatting the drives, it is important to determine the proper file system format
and volume size suitable for your device.
Note:
If you have migrated the entire disk pack from another Drobo device to this one,
you do not need to format the drives as they have already been formatted. For
additional information, see Migrating a Disk Pack from Another Drobo Device.
Next in the Setup for Your Drobo 5D3
Selecting a File System and Volume Size for Your Drobo 5D3
Turning On Your Drobo 5D3 and Formatting the Drives
3.6.1 Selecting a File System and Volume Size for
Your Drobo 5D3
When you turn on your Drobo 5D3, you will be prompted to format the drives in your
Drobo 5D3 with a particular file system. The file system formats available to you
depends on your operating system. (See the Figure below.)
You have to format your Drobo 5D3 into at least one volume and should choose an
appropriate size for the volume created. A volume is a storage area that has been
formatted with a file system format which your operating system can recognize. In
Windows, volumes are sometimes called “logical drives” or “partitions.”
The largest volume size you are allowed depends on the file system format you choose
and the total capacity of the drives in your Drobo device. The following table shows the
maximum volume size allowed for each file system format.
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