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Table of Contents
BEFORE YOU BEGIN 3
Checking Box Contents 3
Drobo Model B800i 3
Checking System Requirements 3
Operating Systems Supported for Drobo Model B800i 3
Cable Interfaces Supported 4
Checking the Hardware You Need 5
Selecting Hard Drives 5
Determining How Much Hard Drive Space You Need 6
Using a Router or Switch 6
Using an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) or Power Surge Protector 6
SETTING UP IN JUST A FEW STEPS! 7
Installing Drobo Dashboard 8
Installing Drobo Dashboard from the Resource CD 8
Installing Drobo Dashboard from the Website 11
Inserting the Hard Drives 11
Connecting 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 Password 15
Setting Up Your Drobo B800i for iSCSI 16
Configuring iSCSI Settings 19
Connecting Cables with iSCSI 20
Formatting the Drives into Volumes 22
Selecting a File System and Volume Size 22
Creating Volumes 24
Adding the Drobo to Your Virtual Environment 28
WHERE TO GO FROM HERE 29
Using Best Practices 29
Keeping Your Software Up to Date 29
Safely Shutting Down Your Drobo 31
Safely Shutting Down your Drobo Device Using Drobo Dashboard 31
Safely Shutting Down your Drobo Device Manually 32
Using the Online User Guide 33
Using Context-Sensitive Help 33
Using the Knowledge Base 33
Getting Support 33
TROUBLESHOOTING YOUR SETUP 34
INDEX 38