Drobo B800i How-To Manual

Drobo How-To Guide
Configure Drobo iSCSI SAN as Backend Storage for Active Directory File Servers
In organizations today, it's critical that storage be treated as a pivotal part of planning and execution.
Understanding the growth of users and data in an organization needs to be reflected in storage planning.
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Using a Drobo as primary storage for an organization is a cost-effective solution—and as a bonus—Drobo
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is easy to deploy and manage. Drobo BeyondRAID technology and Drobo Dashboard minimize the time and
effort it usually takes to manage, monitor, and maintain a storage solution.
This document describes how easy it is to use a Drobo iSCSI SAN as backend storage for an organization's
file servers: provisioning shares onto which Access Control List can be applied using Microsoft Windows
Active Directory.
Topics
Setup checklist and general information
Provisioning shares using the File Server wizard
What You Will Need
• Drobo iSCSI SAN either model B800i or model B1200i
• Drobo Dashboard management software (latest version)
• Enterprise-grade 7200 RPM SATA disk drives recommended
• Windows Server Edition 2003 and above (2008 R2 used in this procedure)
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