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3.
After doing this, you will need to set up your DroboElite/B800i as you did initially: by
first connecting with USB to configure the network settings, safely shutting the unit
down and then connecting via iSCSI to complete the formatting process. For steps,
see these topics in this Getting Started Guide.
4.
Once connected with iSCSI, use Drobo Dashboard to create and format volumes. For
steps, see the appropriate topic in this Getting Started Guide.
5.
Once formatting completes, re-start your server. The formatted DroboElite/B800i
volumes should be mounted and ready for use.
If…
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requiring the Drobo B800i to be power-cycled…
Then…
Be sure to upgrade your Drobo B800i to the latest firmware, which 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/virtualization/index.php to ensure you have applied all
methods described in this document.
For more information, also visit our knowledge base at http://support.datarobotics.com/app/answers/list and
enter VMware certified for the keyword search. Click on the knowledge base article, “Are Any Products
VMware Certified?”
If…
You your computer appears to be hung while formatting the drives with the following dialog
box displayed (and it has been more than twenty minutes)…
Then…
Use your operating system’s utility to force an end to the formatting process, power down
your computer and restart it. After your computer has re-gained power, repeat the steps in
“Creating Volumes” on page 24.
If this recurs, repeat the above process, but before repeating the steps in “Creating
Volumes” on page 24, uninstall Drobo Dashboard and re-install it from the
Resource CD .