Migrating A Disk Pack From Another Drobo Device - Drobo 5N2 User Manual

1.2.7 Migrating a Disk Pack from Another Drobo Device

The Drobo 5N2 supports migrating entire disk packs from a Drobo5N (16TB or 64TB volume) and
DroboFS (16TB volume), preserving all the data and shares you created. You can also migrate disk
packs from one Drobo 5N2 to another.
Notes:
A disk pack functions as a unit. When you migrate a disk pack, you move ALL the drives
from one Drobo device to another. Only after migration of the disk pack is complete, you can
add additional drives to the new Drobo device one at a time, if desired.
If you are migrating the disk pack from a Drobo5N (16TB or 64TB volume) or DroboFS
(16TB volume) to a Drobo 5N2, note that this is a one-way migration. After the migration, you
will not be able to use the disk pack in the Drobo5N (16TB or 64TB volume) or DroboFS (16TB
volume).
For information on migration of disk pack see
Products
Warning:
Do not migrate drives when either of the Drobo device is powered on. This can result in
data loss.
To ensure a safe and successful migration, carefully follow the steps shown below:
1. Ensure that the latest version of Drobo Dashboard is installed on a host computer. See
Drobo Dashboard.
2. Ensure that both the devices are updated to the latest version of firmware by "checking for
updates" in Drobo Dashboard.
To do this:
Ensure you have
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connected it to your network.
Ensure that your Drobo5N (16TB volume), Drobo5N (64TB volume) or DroboFS
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(16TB volume) (with its drives) are still connected to the network.
In Drobo Dashboard All Drobos page, select the Drobo5N (16TB volume),
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Drobo5N (64TB volume) or DroboFS (16TB volume), and then click the Tools option in
the Navigation menu.
In the Software Updates area of the Tools page, click the Check for Updates
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option.
If needed, follow the same steps to ensure the Drobo 5N2 has the latest firmware.
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To migrate a disk pack from another Drobo device to your Drobo 5N2, follow the steps shown
Drobo5N2 User Guide
Set up your Drobo 5N2
Migrating Your Disk between Drobo
(but without inserting drives) and
Installing
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