Connectivity Interfaces Supported For Drobo 8D - Drobo 8D User Manual

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Connectivity Interfaces Supported for Drobo 8D

Drobo 8D connects directly to your Apple Mac™ using Thunderbolt 3 interface. 8D has two
Thunderbolt 3 ports.
Notes:
Drobo provides Thunderbolt 3 cable with 8D. Depending on the model of your Apple Mac™,
you may have to buy a Thunderbolt 3 to 2 adapter.
User with a 4 port MacBook Pro is recommended to use the left hand Thunderbolt port to
obtain best performance.
Thunderbolt 3
The Drobo 8D has two Thunderbolt ports, enabling you to take advantage of Thunderbolt's daisy-
chaining capabilities. With Thunderbolt, you can daisy-chain up to six peripheral devices from a
single Apple Mac™. Note that because Thunderbolt has dual-protocol support (with DisplayPort and
PCI Express), you can connect the Drobo to Thunderbolt devices or DisplayPort products. You can
also connect non-Thunderbolt devices at the end of a daisy-chain by using Thunderbolt technology
adapters.
Here is the illustrative examples of the Drobo 8D in a daisy-chain:
There are two options for connecting 8D using its Thunderbolt interface.
Drobo 8D User Guide
Figure 1: Back of the Drobo 8D
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