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Drobo B810n Getting Started Guide

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Page 1: ...Drobo B810n Getting Started Guide...

Page 2: ...to connect Ethernet and power cables 11 2 3 Powering on the Drobo 810n 12 2 4 Downloading and installing Drobo Dashboard 12 2 4 1 How to download Drobo Dashboard application 13 2 4 2 How to install D...

Page 3: ...ware up to date 31 3 2 1 Checking for software updates 31 3 3 Using online user guide 32 3 4 Using context sensitive help 32 3 5 Using knowledge base 32 3 6 Registering your Drobo B810n 32 3 7 Getting...

Page 4: ...tion covers the following topics Product features at a glance Checking box contents Checking system requirements Checking hardware requirements 1 1 Product features at a glance For a quick review of D...

Page 5: ...obo B810n Drobo System Requirements and Specifications Operating systems Operating systems supported for the Drobo B810n include Apple Macintosh Mac OS X 10 8 or higher Microsoft Windows 10 32 and 64...

Page 6: ...sudden losses in power A power surge protector to protect against power surges Electrical operating environment Power Supply AC Input 100 240VAC 1 8 0 75 A 50 60Hz Operating Temperature 10 C 35 C 50...

Page 7: ...protected in the event of drive failure Configuration Benefit All HDDs 2 to 8 slots Highest capacity 6 HDDs 2 SSDs Best mix of capacity performance 5 HDDs 3 SSDs DDR enabled Best mix of capacity perfo...

Page 8: ...B810n Drobo 5D Drobo Gen 3 Drobo 5N and Drobo Mini If an incompatible SSD is inserted into the Drobo the drive light will blink red indicating the need to replace that drive 1 4 3 Determining drive s...

Page 9: ...ystems used for rating capacity This has nothing to do with the Drobo B810n Your Drobo B810n enables you to easily increase storage capacity at any time by simply inserting additional drives or replac...

Page 10: ...rives into your Drobo B810n For more information on drive requirements see Selecting drives Warning Any pre existing data on the drives will be erased as the drives will be formatted If you wish to ke...

Page 11: ...le by visiting our web page on compatible drive options 5 Insert additional drives in the same manner following Step 2 to Step 4 6 When finished replace the faceplate right side up so that when your D...

Page 12: ...he Drobo will take several minutes to complete the power on cycle When the power on cycle is complete the Drobo will flash blue and yellow lights Note If you need to assess that the process is moving...

Page 13: ...you are a first time Drobo user then simply install the latest version of the Drobo Dashboard If you are an existing Drobo user and have a Drobo Dashboard version earlier than 2 7 0 installed then yo...

Page 14: ...he instructions of the Installation Wizard by clicking the Next button after each page 6 Once you reach the installation page click the Install button 7 In some Windows operating systems the Windows A...

Page 15: ...Drobo Dashboard application launches and you will be prompted to register your Drobo B810n You can either register the Drobo B810n or skip the step and register it later Select an option based on you...

Page 16: ...firmware For information on updating the firmware to the latest version see Updating your Drobo B810n to the latest firmware 2 4 3 How to install Drobo Dashboard on Mac To install the Drobo Dashboard...

Page 17: ...asking whether to open the Installer Click Open 3 The Install Drobo Dashboard page will appear Click Continue to proceed to the next screen 4 The Firewall Warning page appears Click Continue 5 Next th...

Page 18: ...tting Started Guide 18 6 The Software License Agreement page appears From here you can choose the language in which you want to proceed the installation process 7 After choosing the desired language C...

Page 19: ...Click Agree to proceed 9 You will reach the Installation Type section Click Install to proceed 10 You will be prompted to enter the administrator password Enter the password and click Install Software...

Page 20: ...indow pops up asking if you are sure you want to restart your computer be sure to select the check box next to Reopen windows when logging back in so that you can continue you from the same point in t...

Page 21: ...le until you upgrade the firmware If you are a first time Drobo user then install the latest version of Drobo Dashboard If you are an existing Drobo user and have a Drobo Dashboard version earlier tha...

Page 22: ...gin updating to the latest firmware and automatically formatting the disk Please allow Drobo up to 20 minutes for the total initialization process Note If the Drobo Dashboard does not detect your Drob...

Page 23: ...drives have no data Warning This procedure will erase all data from all drives and return your Drobo 810n to default settings 2 6 Registering your Drobo B810n If you did not register your Drobo B810n...

Page 24: ...tration page 4 Do one of the following If you do not have a Drobo account click the Create a new Drobo account link The Login page opens in your web browser Then click the Create an Account button to...

Page 25: ...date Then select the region from where you purchased it as shown in the image below Tip You can click the Skip this step for now check box at any time 7 Click the Register Drobo button The next page s...

Page 26: ...me Machine or backup software 2 8 1 Overview Drobo B810n introduces the ability to create a dedicated backup volume for use with OS X Time Machine Windows Backup and Restore or other backup software T...

Page 27: ...Open the Drobo Dashboard and wait for your Drobo B810n to appear under in the All Drobos page Then double click the image of your Drobo B810n 2 Then click Volumes 3 Click the Enable Backup button 4 En...

Page 28: ...lick the OK button 8 Now you will see the backup volume you created listed under Volumes You may now close the Drobo Dashboard 9 To finish the process open the settings for your third party backup sof...

Page 29: ...down your Drobo B810n using Drobo Dashboard This is the recommended method for safely shutting down your Drobo B810n 1 Check that the activity light on your Drobo B810n is off indicating that no data...

Page 30: ...tdown 7 Click the Yes button 8 It can take up to two minutes for your Drobo B810n to power down Afterwards the power light turns off indicating your Drobo B810n has shut down 3 What To Do Next Once yo...

Page 31: ...Online User Guide for your product review our Knowledge Base articles or contact Drobo Support 3 2 Keeping your software up to date To ensure optimal performance for your Drobo B810n we highly recomme...

Page 32: ...orner of the Drobo Dashboard you will find the Help button Click this button to view the context sensitive help The Help window opens in your Internet browser providing information particular to the p...

Page 33: ...page opens and allows you to register your Drobo access the online user guide and knowledge base contact the Drobo support team and create a diagnostics file You can also obtain additional hardware a...

Page 34: ...iately Your Drobo is critically low on space See Adding disk capacity Red blinking Replace this drive immediately This drive has failed See Adding disk capacity Power Green solid The power is on and y...

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