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Drobo How-To Guide 

Creating a Home Media Server with Plex and Drobo Storage 

 

 

drobo.com | Creating a Home Media Server with Plex and Drobo Storage 

STEP 2B 

 

 

To take advantage of thin 
provisioning and instant 
expandability features of 
BeyondRAID, it is 
recommended that a 16TB 
thinly provisioned volume 
be created. 

Click 

Next

 to continue. 

 

STEP 2C 

 

 

Enter a name for the 
volume that will be 
created on the Drobo and 
click 

Next

 to continue. 

 

 

 

Содержание DRDS4A21

Страница 1: ...face with the devices Utilizing standards based DLNA technology Plex offers out of the box support by nearly all network enabled televisions and media devices On the go MyPlex offers access to all con...

Страница 2: ...stalled on the host computer The download links to both applications can be found in the What You Will Need section of this document The installations can be performed accepting all defaults as any cu...

Страница 3: ...mpatible with Plex the next steps are split between connectivity types If the Drobo has been previously formatted initialized move to step 4 For DAS 5D Mini Follow the directions in step 2 For NAS 5N...

Страница 4: ...with Plex and Drobo Storage 4 STEP 2B To take advantage of thin provisioning and instant expandability features of BeyondRAID it is recommended that a 16TB thinly provisioned volume be created Click N...

Страница 5: ...Drobo Storage 5 STEP 3A While a dedicated share is not required for Plex it is recommended Click the Shares link on the left pane to access the share list STEP 3B If no administrator username and pas...

Страница 6: ...count settings NOTE Make a note of the account credentials This will be required before any changes to the shares or configuration can be made STEP 3D Click Add to create a new share on the 5N In this...

Страница 7: ...d to the Plex directory at any time it is recommended that some content be copied to the Drobo as it will be used during the initial configuration steps This provides a visual confirmation that the st...

Страница 8: ...Storage drobo com Creating a Home Media Server with Plex and Drobo Storage 8 STEP 2 The default web browser will be automatically launched and the Media Manager application loaded STEP 3 To add a fold...

Страница 9: ...mple a directory containing movies will be added to Plex Click the Movies icon STEP 5 In the Name field enter a name that describes the content being added Click the Add a Folder button to specify the...

Страница 10: ...e Drobo 5D contains videos that will be added to Plex STEP 9 Verify that the common name and folder location are correct Click Add Section to add the content to Plex NOTE Plex will now scan the entire...

Страница 11: ...ilable Click on the Movies icon and verify that content is now available in the Media Manager Plex is now configured and ready for use locally or by other network enabled devices Accessing Plex Conten...

Страница 12: ...om Creating a Home Media Server with Plex and Drobo Storage 12 STEP 2 Once Plex Media Center has loaded use the arrow keys to navigate through the menu system Navigate to Movies and press Return STEP...

Страница 13: ...o network configuration information required For more information on Plex DNLA support consult the URL below http wiki plexapp com index php How_do_I_connect_my_DLNA_device_to_Plex_Media_Server_runnin...

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