Drobo Pro - Setting Up Your Drobo; Installing Drobo Dashboard

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Setting Up in Just a Few Easy Steps!
Once you have unpacked your Drobo device from its box and ensured you meet all system
and hardware requirements, it’s time to set up your Drobo/Pro/S for use. This can be done in
just a few easy steps!
1. Install Drobo Dashboard.
2. Insert the hard drives.
3. Connect the cables.
4. Turn on the power and format the drives.
Note: If you are connecting a DroboPro via your iSCSI (Ethernet) connection, you will
have a couple of extra steps.
Installing Drobo Dashboard
Drobo Dashboard is the software companion to your Drobo device, enabling you to easily
set up and manage your Drobo/Pro/S. You install Drobo Dashboard from the Resource CD
that came with your product. During the installation process, you can set Drobo Dashboard
to automatically install version updates, which we highly recommend.
Drobo software and firmware updates can also be installed from www.drobo.com/support/updates.
Important Note: In some cases, the latest version may be released with new products
(on a Resource CD) for a short period of time before being made available on the
website. Therefore it is best to install from the Resource CD.
Note: You need to have administrator rights on the computer on which you install Drobo
Dashboard.
Installing Drobo Dashboard from the Resource CD
1. Place the Resource CD in your computer’s CD/DVD drive.
Depending on your operating system, one of the following occurs:
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Select this option. The Drobo window appears.
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CDWindow.exe. The Drobo window appears.
2. Double-click the Drobo Dashboard icon.