Drobo Storage system Manual de usuario
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Introduction
Drobo, the world's first storage robot, is a fully automatic data storage system
that provides the only effortless safe, and expandable repository for all of your
digital assets. Drobo connects easily to your Mac via USB 2.0, and appears like
one large external USB Drive to OS X, requiring no configuration to use. Many of
the key features delivered to enhance your user experience include:
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The Ins and Outs of Drobo
While Drobo does much of the work for you, there are still a few items that you
will need to understand to take full advantage of its rich feature set. Take some
time familiarize yourself with your Drobo.
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Getting Started
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Getting Started
Getting Drobo ready for use only involves adding hard drives, connecting Drobo
to your Mac, and then formatting the drives. This procedure only has to be done
once. When you need to add or replace hard drives in the future, see "Adding,
Removing, and Replacing Hard Drives" for instructions.
Add Hard Drives to Your Drobo
Drobo has four data bays. Each one holds a single 3.5" SATA hard drive. PATA
hard drives are not compatible, so they can not be used. Before connecting
Drobo to your Mac, insert your hard drives into the empty data bays. You may
use any capacity hard drive, from any manufacturer, having any rotation speed.
Tip: Start with at least two hard drives to provide data redundancy and protect
against a single hard drive failure.
Warning: When adding hard drives to Drobo, any pre-existing data on those
drives will be erased.
To add a hard drive:
1. While holding the hard drive flat (horizontal), flip it so its connector is at the
bottom.
2. Point the connector-end away from you.
3. Slide the hard drive into the desired data bay, with the connector-end
entering first, until the drive latch locks it in place.
4. You are now ready to Connect Drobo to your Mac.
Connecting Drobo to Your Mac
After adding the hard drives, connect Drobo to your Mac.
To Connect Drobo to your Mac:
1. Connect one end of the supplied USB 2.0 cable to the USB socket at the
back of your Drobo.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to an available USB 2.0 socket on your
Mac.
3. Plug the supplied AC power adaptor into the power socket on the back of
your Drobo.
4. Plug the power cord into a standard 110v power outlet.
5. Drobo does not have a power switch, so this will startup Drobo. During this
time, the red data bay indicators will illuminate along with the blue capacity
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meter.
6. As the hard drives come online, the data bay indicators will turn to green.
7. You are now ready to Format Your Drobo.
Formatting Your Drobo
This formatting procedure must be done when you add hard drives to Drobo for
the first time. In the future, when you add new hard drives, or replace drives with
larger ones, Drobo will automatically format the new drives for you. Only your
new drives will be formatted, not the existing drives.
Do one of the following to Begin the Format Process:
yIf Drobo Dashboard is running, it will automatically show you the Drobo
Format dialog box. In this case, continue below at "To Format Drobo
Using the Drobo Dashboard."
yIf your Mac detects your unformatted Drobo, the Disk Insertion dialog box
will appear. In this case, you may continue at "To Format Drobo Using the
Mac OS Disk Utility."
yIf Drobo Dashboard or your Mac did not detect your unformatted Drobo,
then continue at "To Start Drobo Dashboard and Then Format Drobo."
To Format Drobo Using the Drobo Dashboard:
1. If your Mac had also detected your unformatted Drobo and is displaying
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the Disk Insertion dialog box, then click the Ignore button.
2. At the Drobo Format dialog box, click Yes to view the Drobo Format
Options dialog box.
3. Do one of the following.
yIf you plan on connecting Drobo to only a Mac, then select the HFS+
radio button.
yIf you plan on connecting Drobo to a Mac, and on some occasions to a
computer running Microsoft Windows, or to a NAS appliance (other
than Airport Extreme), then select the FAT32 radio button.
4. Click Format to begin formatting.
5. When formatting is finished, click OK and Drobo is ready for use. The
Drobo icon will appear on your desktop.
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To Format Drobo Using the Mac OS Disk Utility:
1. If your Mac detects your unformatted Drobo, the Disk Insertion dialog box
will appear.
2. Click Initialize to launch the Disk Utility application. If the application does
not appear, it can be started from Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility.
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2. From the left panel, select 2.0 TB Drobo USB Mass.
Warning: Be sure to select 2.0 TB Drobo USB Mass (the new drive), and not
another drive that may contain data.
3. From the button bar (at the top of the right panel), select the Erase.
4. From the Volume Format drop-down list, accept Mac OS Extended
(Journaled) unless you have a specific need for a different option.
5. In the Name text box, type a name for your Drobo; for example, Drobo.
6. Click the Erase button to view the Erase warning message.
7. Click Erase to wipe clean the new drives in Drobo.
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8. In less than a minute, Drobo will complete the formatting job, and the
Drobo icon will appear on your desktop and be ready for use.
Tip: Once Drobo has been formatted, you do not need to perform this format
procedure again for any other drive you add or replace in Drobo. Drobo takes
care of that for you. Any new capacity created by adding a new hard drive will be
available within seconds.
Warning: The Erase command erases all data on only new hard drives added to
Drobo.
To Start Drobo Dashboard and Then Format Drobo:
1. If you want to start the Drobo Dashboard from the Doc, do the following, or
skip to Step 2 to start it from the Applications Folder.
yFind the Drobo icon in your dock.
yClick on the icon to open the Dashboard.
yContinue at Step 3.
2. To start the Dashboard from the Applications Folder, do the following.
yGo to your Applications Folder.
yClick on the Drobo folder.
ySelect Drobo Dashboard to open the Dashboard.
yContinue at Step 3.
3. Click on Advanced Controls.
4. Click on Tools.
5. Click the Format button to view the format Format Options dialog box.
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6. Do one of the following.
yIf you plan on connecting Drobo to only a Mac, then select the HFS+
radio button.
yIf you plan on connecting Drobo to a Mac, and on some occasions to a
computer running Microsoft Windows, or to a NAS appliance (other
than Airport Extreme), then select the FAT32 radio button.
7. Click Format to begin formatting.
8. When formatting is complete, click OK and Drobo is ready for use, and the
Drobo icon will appear on your desktop.
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Related Topics
My Mac Says Drobo has 2 Terabytes of Capacity
Adding New Capacity to My Drobo
Launching the Drobo Dashboard
Basic Drobo Dashboard
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