Table Of Contents - Drobo User Manual

Introduction
Contents
I. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
- Why a data robot?
- Fully automated data protection
- Infinite expansion
- Simple set-up, no management required
II. Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
- Planning your storage needs
- Selecting hard drives
- Choosing capacity
- A note about capacity claims
- Filling Drobo's data bays
- Starting-up your Drobo data robot
- Preparing Drobo for use with your computer
- Option A: Formatting for PC using Drobo Dashboard
- Option B: Formatting for Mac using Drobo Dashboard
- Understanding Drobo's lights
III. Your world with Drobo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
- Drobo is a labor-saving device
- Drobo is primary storage
- No computer software needed (but provided anyway)
- Sharing Drobo between computers
- Putting Drobo to rest for long periods
- How the Drobo uses your hard drive storage
IV. Getting the most from Drobo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
- Getting the most capacity
- Getting the lowest cost of ownership
- Let Drobo "do its thing"
V. You don't need to read about Drobotech . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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- DataAware Storage
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- Data Virtualization Engine
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- Adaptive Data Mapping
- Who is Data Robotics, Inc.?
VI. Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
VII. Warranty & Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
VIII. Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Hot Tip: Be sure to check and see if there is an update to the Drobo
Firmware and/or Drobo Dashboard application (see FAQs on pg. 18 for
download instructions).