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There are several ways to share your Drobo or DroboPro between
multiple computers.
If you need to connect your Drobo to a network, you must use
DroboShare, a unique companion to Drobo. Using Drobo with
DroboShare, computers will show Drobo in their list of network devices.
Please see “DroboShare” on page 18 for information on how to set up
and configure DroboShare.
Note: DroboPro is not compatible with DroboShare.
If you are going to move your Drobo or DroboPro to multiple
computers, you must make sure the file system format you choose
during setup supports the operating systems, if they are in fact
different. Only the FAT32 format option in the Drobo Dashboard
ensures that Macs, PCs, and Linux machines will be able to read and
write data on Drobo. FAT32 is an older file system format that is
generally less protective of your data than modern (journaled) file
systems such as HFS+ or NTFS. It also has some performance and file
size limitations.
Both Mac OS X and Windows-based computers have built in file sharing
capabilities. You can use these to share your Drobo or DroboPro with
other computers on your network. The one drawback is that the
computer which is sharing the Drobo or DroboPro must be turned on, in
order for others to get access to the Drobo.
To find out more about using your computer’s file sharing capabilities,
consult your operating system documentation.
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