Drobo 5D3 - Drobo 5 D3 User Guide

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1 Drobo 5D3 User Guide

Congratulations on your new Drobo!

This Getting Started section will help you get your Drobo 5D3 set up and running in just a

few steps.

Topics:

Before You Begin

Setting Up Your Drobo 5D3

Where to Go Next

Main Page

Table of Contents2
Drobo 5D3 User Guide6
Before You Begin7
Product Features at a Glance7
Checking Box Contents8
Checking System Requirements9
Operating Systems Supported9
Connectivity Interfaces Supported for Drobo 5D39
Checking the Hardware You Need12
Selecting Drives13
Determining Drive Space Requirements15
Using Power Protection16
Setting up Your Drobo 5D317
Downloading and Installing Drobo Dashboard17
Installing Drobo Dashboard on Windows18
Installing Drobo Dashboard on Mac21
Inserting Drives27
Connecting Cables on Your Drobo 5D328
Connecting Directly to Your Drobo 5D329
Connecting Your Drobo in a Daisy Chain30
Powering on Your Drobo 5D333
Initializing and Updating Your Drobo 5D3 to the Latest Firmware34
Formatting the Drives for Your Drobo 5D337
Selecting a File System and Volume Size for Your Drobo 5D337
Turning on Your Drobo 5D3 and Formatting the Drives38
Registering Your Drobo 5D342
Migrating a Disk Pack from Another Drobo Device45
Using Drobo 5D3 with Time Machine or Backup Software47
Where to Go Next51
Using Best Practices for Protecting Data51
Keeping Your Software up to Date51
Checking for Software Updates52
Using the Online User Guide52
Using Context-Sensitive Help53
Using Knowledge Base54
Registering Your Drobo 5D354
Getting Support57
Using and Managing Your Drobo 5D359
Using Drobo Dashboard59
Keeping Your Software up to Date59
Checking for Software Updates60
Manually Updating Firmware from Drobo Website60
Touring Drobo Dashboard61
Renaming Your Drobo 5D365
Formatting Your Drobo 5D366
Safely Shutting down Your Drobo 5D371
Safely Shutting down Your Drobo 5D3 Using Drobo Dashboard71
Resetting Your Drobo 5D373
Blinking Lights to Test Connectivity74
Enabling or Disabling System Tray75
Modifying Device Settings for Your Drobo 5D377
Enabling or Disabling Dual Disk Redundancy77
Modifying the Disk Drive Spin down Time79
Dimming the Lights on Your Drobo 5D380
Managing Capacity (Drive Space)81
Calculating Capacity to Use81
Adding Capacity (or Drives)82
Removing Capacity (or Drives)84
Inserting an Msata SSD85
Removing an Msata SSD87
Checking Storage Usage and Device Status Information89
Checking Storage Usage89
Viewing Capacity Chart90
Viewing Storage Usage91
Checking the Status of Your Drobo 5D393
Checking Your Drobo 5D3'S Serial Number94
Checking Your Drobo 5D3'S Firmware Version95
Checking the Current Version of Drobo Dashboard96
Checking System Information98
Checking Drive Information99
Checking Performance Information101
Getting Diagnostics on Your Drobo 5D3102
Understanding the Indicator Lights104
Using On-Screen and E-Mail Alerts106
Setting up or Modifying E-Mail Alerts106
Modifying When to Send E-Mail Alerts112
Disabling E-Mail Alerts113
Modifying When to Send On-Screen Alerts114
Disabling On-Screen Alerts115

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