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● View as List – This button provides a view of the Drobo devices in table format. Information in
the list includes total protected capacity available for data, used capacity, free capacity, your
device's serial number and whether you are currently logged in or out (if applicable). The currently
selected Drobo device has a blue border.
For more information on understanding capacity values, see
You can click on a button to change the view. In both views, Drobo devices appear with green
glowing lights if they are healthy.
Sort By
The Sort By buttons
the following ways:
● Health – This button sorts Drobo devices by their health, with Drobo devices in red displayed
first, followed by yellow, and then green. This is the default view.
● Red - indicates the Drobo device is 95% full and you need to add capacity (or
drives), or a drive needs to be replaced, or your data is currently busy working to
protect your data right now. Flashing red indicates that one of the drives needs to be
replaced immediately.
● Yellow - indicates the Drobo device is more than 85% full, but less than 95% full.
● Green - indicates that the Drobo device is less than 85% full and that your data is
protected.
● Name – This button sorts Drobo devices alphabetically by the names you gave them, with Drobo
devices which are directly attached listed first.
● Product – This button sorts Drobo devices alphabetically by their model numbers or product
names, with Drobo devices which are directly attached listed first.
To select a Drobo device, just click on it once on the All Drobos page. All subsequent commands in
Drobo Dashboard (found on the Navigation menu on the left), will apply to the selected device.
Tip:
You can double-click on a Drobo device on the All Drobos page to open the Status page
for that device.
Navigation Menu
The Navigation menu appears on the left side of the screen. Options and commands in this menu
apply to the currently selected Drobo device. (You can select a Drobo device on the All Drobos
page.)
Drobo 8D User Guide
Checking Storage
enable you to sort the Drobo devices in one of
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