Daisy-Chaining With Your Drobo 5D - Drobo 5D Getting Started Manual

Daisy-chaining with Your Drobo 5D

With the Thunderbolt port, you can connect the Drobo 5D directly to your computer or to another
Thunderbolt-enabled device in a daisy-chain manner. The Drobo 5D performs best when it is the
first in the daisy-chain, but it can also be in the middle or at the end.
You can daisy-chain up to six peripheral devices and one display (which can be a DisplayPort
monitor) from a single computer. The non-Thunderbolt display needs to be at the end of the
chain.
Note: As long as they are plugged in, Drobo devices do not need to be powered on for
Thunderbolt interfaces to remain active. This enables other devices in the chain to remain
accessible by the computer.
Here are three options for connecting your Drobo device using its Thunderbolt interface.
1. Your Drobo device directly connected to a computer (with no daisy-chain).
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