Connecting The Cables And Turning On The Power - Drobo B800FS Getting Started Manual

Connecting the Cables and Turning on the Power

After installing Drobo Dashboard and inserting the hard drives into your Drobo FS/B800fs,
you are ready to connect the cables and power on your Drobo device.
As you follow the steps, refer to Figure 3 for a Drobo FS or Figure 4 for a Drobo B800fs.
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Figure 3: The back of your Drobo FS.
Figure 4: The back of your Drobo B800fs.
Notes:
- Your Drobo B800fs has two Ethernet ports, which you can later configure to use
in one of two modes. For the initial setup, however, you will use only one of the
Ethernet ports.
- Your Drobo FS/B800fs is set to automatically obtain an IP address once connected
to your network. After initial setup, you can set a static IP address if desired. Refer
to the Online User Guide for more information.
- After you connect your Drobo device to your network, Drobo Dashboard will
"discover" your Drobo device. If it does not, make sure your network supports
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), which assigns IP addresses to
devices on a network. You can refer to the documentation for your router or switch.
If it does not, you will have to directly connect your Drobo FS/B800fs to one of
your computer's Ethernet ports for the initial setup. See the "Troubleshooting Your
Setup" section on page 22 for steps.
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