Fully Automated Data Protection; Infinite Expansion; Simple Set-Up, No Management Required - Drobo User Manual

Fully automated data protection

Drobo is a tremendous labor-saving tool
for safely storing your data:
• Drobo automatically configures itself
for data protection so you don't have to.
• When a drive fails, your data is still
safe (and all drives do eventually fail).
• Drobo senses any corrupted data and
ensures you only access non-corrupt data.
• Drobo lets you add or upsize drives at almost anytime you want,
regardless of capacity, speed or manufacturer.
• After install, new capacity is immediately available & protected.

Infinite expansion

As hard drives get bigger, Drobo lets you expand:
• Upgrading capacity is as simple as adding ink to a printer.
• Mix 'n match any (SATA) hard drives: no worrying about
matching make, model or capacity of Drobo's existing drives.
• Upgrade forever: just replace Drobo's smallest drive with a larger
capacity drive; no data migration or reconfiguration is required.
Simple set-up, no data management required
Storage just doesn't get any easier than this:
• USB or FireWire 800 plug 'n play, no screwdrivers, no application
software required.
• Start with at least two drives and just add new disks when you
need more capacity.
• No downtime to add capacity. Just add a drive to an empty Data
Bay, or replace a smaller drive with a larger one.
• Drobo acts as one large drive, making it easier to find what
you've stored on it.
• Just watch Drobo's Data Bay indicator lights – they tell you
everything you need to know!
• Your data has multiple layers of automatic protection.
I. Introduction
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