Viewing Storage Usage - Drobo 5N2 User Manual

1.8.1.2 Viewing Storage Usage

The Storage Usage page displays a capacity breakdown bar, which provides more detailed
information about how your drive space is being used on your Drobo 5N2. To view storage usage, do
the following.
1. In Drobo Dashboard on the All Drobos page, select the Drobo device whose storage usage you
would like to view, and click the Capacity option on the Navigation menu.
The Capacity page for that Drobo device opens.
2. Click the Usage button.
The Storage Usage view of the Capacity page displays.
The capacity breakdown bar displays the following:
Available for data – The total protected capacity available on which to store your data.
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Reserved for expansion – Capacity reserved for future use when one hard drive is larger than
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the others. This capacity becomes available when you add a larger capacity hard drive or replace a
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