Connecting The Drobo In A Daisy Chain - Drobo 8D User Manual

1.2.3.2

Connecting the Drobo in a Daisy Chain

With the Thunderbolt 3 port, you can connect the Drobo 8D directly to your Apple Mac™ or to
another Thunderbolt-enabled device in a daisy-chain manner. The Drobo 8D 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 Display Port
monitor) from a single Apple Mac™. 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 Apple Mac™.
Here are two options for connecting the Drobo device using its Thunderbolt interface.
1. The Drobo device directly connected to a Apple Mac™ (with no daisy-chain).
2. Multiple Drobo devices connected in a chain with a DisplayPort monitor at the end.
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