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Adding New Capacity to Drobo
To add or expand storage capacity, simply insert a hard drive into an empty data
bay, or replace a smaller capacity hard drive with a larger one. You may remove
a hard drive at any time as long as all data bay indicators are showing a green
status.
If data bay indicator appears as red or yellow, Drobo is informing you to insert a
hard drive or replace a smaller capacity hard drive with a larger one into the data
bay for that indicator.
Tip : To assist you in determining what size drive you need to add in order to
reach a specific capacity, use Drobolator, an online Drobo simulator which lets
you drag and drop drives into a virtual Drobo to determine what your protected
capacity will be.
To remove a hard drive:
Warning: Do not remove a hard drive when you see blinking green and yellow
lights. This indicates that Drobo is moving data between hard drives for data
protection, so removing a hard drive during this process could result in data loss.
1. Press the data bay latch to the left to eject the hard drive.
2. Carefully remove the hard drive.
Warning: Hard drives in Drobo will retain heat when removed from Drobo.
Please use caution when handling drives. Give the drives at least ten minutes to
cool before handling them.
Tip: You do not need to format a hard drive you are adding to a Drobo that is
already up and running. Drobo does all the work for you. Just add a hard drive
and immediately take advantage of your new capacity.
Tip: A hard drive removed from Drobo cannot not be read by other storage
systems.
Related Topics
Adding, Removing, and Replacing Hard Drives
Buying Drives for Drobo