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II. Getting started
Three easy steps
To set up your DroboPro or DroboElite, you will need to do the
following:
1. Install Drobo Dashboard – After installation, launch Drobo
Dashboard and leave it running while you complete the setup.
2. Insert drives – Use any 3.5” SATA drives. Start with at least two
drives to protect your valuable data. If you plan to use dual disk
redundancy, start with at least three drives. (All data on the
drives will be erased.)
3. Connect cables – Connect the DroboPro/DroboElite to your
computer and then connect power. Use the USB connection
during initial configuration to set IP address(es), set passwords
(DroboElite), create volumes, etc. If you are setting up a
DroboElite, then use the iSCSI connection for formatting and
transferring data. (Note: you cannot transfer data using USB on
DroboElite.)
Drobo Dashboard will automatically discover your DroboPro/DroboElite.
Once it does, follow Drobo Dashboard’s onscreen instructions. You are
well on your way to protecting your valuable data.
For more details on any of these steps, please continue to read through
this User Guide and then refer to the appropriate section for specific
information.
Selecting hard drives
All Drobo storage products, including DroboPro and DroboElite, are
unlike typical storage devices. DroboPro and DroboElite make it
extremely easy to increase storage capacity in the future just by
inserting additional drives or replacing existing drives with larger ones.
This means you can buy the storage you need today and then easily
expand later. You can save hundreds of dollars over time.
Your Drobo storage device doesn’t care what manufacturer, capacity or
rotational speed of hard drive you install. It accepts standard 3.5 inch
internal SATA1 or SATA2 (also referred to as SATA/150 or SATA/300)
hard drives. SSD and older IDE or ATA-type drives will not work.