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| Getting Started Guide for Your Drobo B800i |

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1.

Safely shut down your Drobo B800i from Drobo Dashboard. For steps, see “Safely

Shutting Down Your Drobo B800i” on page 31.

Drobo B800i powers down and no longer appears in Drobo Dashboard.

2.

Disconnect the USB cable from the Drobo B800i and host computer.

3.

Connect one end of the Ethernet cable into the iSCSI (Ethernet) port on the Drobo

B800i, and the other end into your host computer, router or switch.

4.

If you plan to use the second iSCSI port, also connect the second Ethernet cable

into the second iSCSI (Ethernet) port on the Drobo B800i, and the other end into a
computer, router or switch.

5.

Turn on your Drobo B800i by pressing the power toggle button on the back of your

Drobo device once.

Your Drobo B800i powers on and appears in Drobo Dashboard on the host computer.
You are now ready to format the drives in your Drobo B800i.

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Summary of Contents for B800i

Page 1: ...Getting Started Guide Drobo Model B800i...

Page 2: ...red in some jurisdictions All other trademarks used are the property of their respective owners Information supplied by Data Robotics Inc is believed to be accurate and reliable at the time of printin...

Page 3: ...cting the Cables with USB and Turning On Your Drobo Device 13 Connecting to Your Computer 13 Connecting to a Power Source 13 Turning On Your Drobo Device 14 Setting the Administrator Username and Pass...

Page 4: ...5XP h UIFSOFU DBCMFT t h QPXFS DPSE t 2VJDL 4UBSU BSE t FUUJOH 4UBSUFE VJEF QSJOUFE t SPCP 3FTPVSDF XIJDI JODMVEFT UIF SPCP BTICPBSE BQQMJDBUJPO Checking System Requirements Check to ensure your oper...

Page 5: ...ting network infrastructure It s also ideal for high volume data storage traffic and is designed to be a direct block level protocol that reads and writes directly to the storage device With two iSCSI...

Page 6: ...hard drives Note For the Drobo B800i we recommend that you use at least five 1TB high performance drives This provides more data drives better striping performance especially with DDR enabled and als...

Page 7: ...nothing to do with Drobo devices Know that all Drobo devices enable you to easily increase storage capacity at any time by simply inserting additional drives or replacing smaller drives with larger on...

Page 8: ...y 4 Set the administrator username and password 5 Configure iSCSI settings Note This is required if you will be connecting your Drobo B800i to a router or switch via its iSCSI connection s or if you p...

Page 9: ...d 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 righ...

Page 10: ...k the Next button Windows or the Continue button Macintosh as appropriate Note If the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator window appears click the Yes button Follow the instructions to install the Microsoft iSC...

Page 11: ...hboard installs on your computer 7 If you are on a Macintosh you will be prompted to restart your computer in order to complete installation Do this 8 After installation is complete leave the Launch D...

Page 12: ...u re sure you want to open and or install the file or program click the OK or Run button as appropriate to continue with the installation 5 A dialog box may appear asking you to select your language f...

Page 13: ...to depress and hold open one of the drive locks to a selected data bay Refer to the image below 4 Slide the hard drive into the data bay release the drive lock and push the drive into place until you...

Page 14: ...hernet cable interface can be used at any one time If both are plugged in only the USB interface will be active As you follow the steps refer to the image below which shows the back of a Drobo B800i C...

Page 15: ...device once Your Drobo device powers on and displays in Drobo Dashboard as follows The next step is to set the administrator username and password for your Drobo B800i Tip If you would like to see how...

Page 16: ...Admin Settings page appears 3 Ensure that the Enable administrative password protection check box is selected 4 In the Username text box enter a username for the administrator 5 In the Password text b...

Page 17: ...es that can be transferred at a time in one frame You can modify the MTU settings in order to support the use of jumbo frames Jumbo frames are those that maintain data transfer rates of more than 1 50...

Page 18: ...r that port Unless you would like to do so or you would like to modify the MTU settings you can skip this section and continue with Connecting Cables with iSCSI on page 20 2 Connect your Drobo B800i v...

Page 19: ...i supports gigabit Ethernet connections 1000 Mbit s for optimal performance of iSCSI Although your Drobo B800i will auto negotiate the highest connection speed available to your computer router or swi...

Page 20: ...shed via your USB connection your Drobo B800i appears in Drobo Dashboard on the All Devices page as follows 2 To manually assign IP addresses and modify other iSCSI settings first click the Settings o...

Page 21: ...ke note of the iSCSI settings as you will need to add them to the initiator software that comes with your VM operating system 4 In the iSCSI 2 area change the settings for the second iSCSI port as nee...

Page 22: ...cable into the iSCSI Ethernet port on the Drobo B800i and the other end into your host computer router or switch 4 If you plan to use the second iSCSI port also connect the second Ethernet cable into...

Page 23: ...and you will need to choose a size for that volume In Windows volumes are sometimes called logical drives or partitions It is also known as a Logical Unit Number LUN The largest volume size you are al...

Page 24: ...you chose this may occur when you add one or more additional hard disks to your Drobo B800i then Drobo Dashboard will automatically create a new volume or volumes of the same size as the original volu...

Page 25: ...1 In Drobo Dashboard select your Drobo B800i from the All Devices page then click the Volumes option on the Navigation menu The Volumes page appears displaying a default unformatted volume 3 Click th...

Page 26: ...te If you plan to use your Drobo B800i in a virtual environment you must select the Multi Host option Otherwise only one server in that environment will be able to see the volumes or LUNs 5 Afterwards...

Page 27: ...nd capacity of your drives without having to format an additional volume The Volume Name page appears 7 From the Drive Letter drop down list select the letter for the drive to which you will assign th...

Page 28: ...ick the Apply button 9 You can create additional volumes by repeating steps 3 through 8 Tip We recommend that you delete the default unformatted volume by selecting it and clicking the Delete button 1...

Page 29: ...ti host virtual environment you have one last step to add Drobo B800i as a storage device to your iSCSI VLAN using your virtualization software You will first need to physically connect the Drobo B800...

Page 30: ...MQ UP MFBSO NPSF BCPVU IPX UP manage and use your Drobo device t 6TJOH PVS LOPXMFEHF CBTF UP BOTXFS BMNPTU BOZ BEEJUJPOBM RVFTUJPO t FUUJOH UIF TVQQPSU ZPV NBZ OFFE Using Best Practices Although your...

Page 31: ...s on a Resource CD or through Drobo Dashboard s automatic updates feature for a short period of time before being made available on the website Therefore it is best to enable Drobo Dashboard to update...

Page 32: ...FDU UIF DBCMF T PS QPXFS DPSE t PV XBOU UP NPWF ZPVS SPCP UP BOPUIFS MPDBUJPO t PV BSF HPJOH UP SFNPWF UIF FOUJSF EJTL QBDL t PV BSF HPJOH UP BQQMZ PQFSBUJOH TZTUFN VQEBUFT Safely Shutting Down Your D...

Page 33: ...ting your Drobo device has shut down Safely Shutting Down Your Drobo Device Manually Although Drobo Dashboard allows for a cleaner shut down you can safely shut down your Drobo device manually 1 Check...

Page 34: ...ch you clicked for help Using the Knowledge Base Our searchable knowledge base provides answers to almost any question related to your Drobo device that you can t find in the Online User Guide You can...

Page 35: ...oft iSCSI Initiator You can do a search for iSCSI Initiator 2 Click the Targets tab 3 In the Name column click on the name that ends in Management 4 Click the Log On button 5 Select the Automatically...

Page 36: ...w volume 2 Launch Disk Manager in Windows Server 2008 3 Right click the grey square next to the Drobo volume you just created 4 Select bring online 5 Use Disk Manager to format the volume After format...

Page 37: ...hich can be found at www drobo com support updates php Also ensure that you have upgraded all Drobo Dashboard software to the latest version available at the same link Please also review www drobo com...

Page 38: ...at the Macintosh and Windows based computers will be able to read and write data on the Drobo device Note however that FAT32 is an older file system format that is generally less protective of your da...

Page 39: ...rives capacity 5 inserting 11 SATA 5 selecting 5 increasing capacity 6 installing Drobo Dashboard 8 installing software updates 29 iSCSI 4 20 configuring 19 setting up Drobo B800i with 16 jumbo frames...

Page 40: ...Safety and Warranty...

Page 41: ...oboPro DroboElite Drobo FS Pro FS B800i and B800fs should be serviced by an employee of Data Robotics Inc or a Data Robotics Inc Authorized Reseller qualified service personnel and should be serviced...

Page 42: ...r Supply AC Input 100 240 VAC 1 8 0 75 A 50 60 Hz Operating Temperature 10 C 35 C 50 95 F Non operating storage 10 60 C 14 140 F Altitude operating 2km 6 562 ft Operating Humidity 5 80 Dimensions 12 1...

Page 43: ...ant provisions of Directive 1999 5 EC Disposal and Recycling Information When this product reaches its end of life dispose of the product and batteries used with it according to your local environment...

Page 44: ...ATUTORY OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS THEN TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ALL SUCH WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS SHALL BE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE DURATION OF THIS EXPRESS WARRANTY AND TO REPAIR R...

Page 45: ...uct s hard drive to protect Your data and as a precaution against possible operational failures Before You deliver your Product for warranty service it is Your responsibility to keep a separate backup...

Page 46: ...warranty provided by its manufacturer including where even if the drive is bought together with a Product Please note the instruction manuals warnings including the advice not to turn your Product of...

Page 47: ...Product back to You In the event the Product is to be repaired or replaced upon receipt of the Product for which You were issued an RMA in accordance with the Product return instructions Data Robotic...

Page 48: ...drobo com Safety and Warranty viii NOTES...

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