Drobo 5D3 manual
PDF user manual · 115 pages English
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- 1 Drobo 5D3 User Guide
- 2 Before You Begin
- 2.1 Product Features at a Glance
- 2.2 Checking Box Contents
- 2.3 Checking System Requirements
- 2.3.1 Operating Systems Supported
- 2.3.2 Connectivity Interfaces Supported for Drobo 5D3
- 2.4 Checking the Hardware You Need
- 2.4.1 Selecting Drives
- 2.4.2 Determining Drive Space Requirements
- 2.4.3 Using Power Protection
- 3 Setting Up Your Drobo 5D3
- 3.1 Downloading and Installing Drobo Dashboard
- 3.1.1 Installing Drobo Dashboard on Windows
- 3.1.2 Installing Drobo Dashboard on Mac
- 3.2 Inserting Drives
- 3.3 Connecting Cables on Your Drobo 5D3
- 3.3.1 Connecting Directly to Your Drobo 5D3
- 3.3.2 Connecting Your Drobo in a Daisy Chain
- 3.4 Powering On Your Drobo 5D3
- 3.5 Initializing and Updating Your Drobo 5D3 to the Latest Firmware
- 3.6 Formatting the Drives for Your Drobo 5D3
- 3.6.1 Selecting a File System and Volume Size for Your Drobo 5D3
- 3.6.2 Turning On Your Drobo 5D3 and Formatting the Drives
- 3.7 Registering Your Drobo 5D3
- 3.8 Migrating a Disk Pack from Another Drobo Device
- 3.9 Using Drobo 5D3 with Time Machine or Backup Software
- 4 Where To Go Next
- 4.1 Using Best Practices for Protecting Data
- 4.2 Keeping Your Software Up to Date
- 4.2.1 Checking for Software Updates
- 4.3 Using the Online User Guide
- 4.4 Using Context-Sensitive Help
- 4.5 Using Knowledge Base
- 4.6 Registering Your Drobo 5D3
- 4.7 Getting Support
- 5 Using and Managing Your Drobo 5D3
- 5.1 Using Drobo Dashboard
- 5.1.1 Keeping Your Software Up to Date
- 5.1.1.1 Checking for Software Updates
- 5.1.2 Manually Updating Firmware from Drobo Website
- 5.1.3 Touring Drobo Dashboard
- 5.2 Renaming Your Drobo 5D3
- 5.3 Formatting Your Drobo 5D3
- 5.4 Safely Shutting Down Your Drobo 5D3
- 5.4.1 Safely Shutting Down Your Drobo 5D3 Using Drobo Dashboard
- 5.5 Resetting Your Drobo 5D3
- 5.6 Blinking Lights to Test Connectivity
- 5.7 Enabling or Disabling System Tray
- 6 Modifying Device Settings for Your Drobo 5D3
- 6.1 Enabling or Disabling Dual Disk Redundancy
- 6.2 Modifying the Disk Drive Spin Down Time
- 6.3 Dimming the Lights on Your Drobo 5D3
- 7 Managing Capacity (Drive Space)
- 7.1 Calculating Capacity to Use
- 7.2 Adding Capacity (or Drives)
- 7.3 Removing Capacity (or Drives)
- 7.4 Inserting an mSATA SSD
- 7.5 Removing an mSATA SSD
- 8 Checking Storage Usage and Device Status Information
- 8.1 Checking Storage Usage
- 8.1.1 Viewing Capacity Chart
- 8.1.2 Viewing Storage Usage
- 8.2 Checking the Status of Your Drobo 5D3
- 8.3 Checking Your Drobo 5D3's Serial Number
- 8.4 Checking Your Drobo 5D3's Firmware Version
- 8.5 Checking the Current Version of Drobo Dashboard
- 8.6 Checking System Information
- 8.7 Checking Drive Information
- 8.8 Checking Performance Information
- 8.9 Getting Diagnostics on Your Drobo 5D3
- 8.10 Understanding the Indicator Lights
- 9 Using On-Screen and E-mail Alerts
- 9.1 Setting Up or Modifying E-mail Alerts
- 9.2 Modifying When to Send E-mail Alerts
- 9.3 Disabling E-mail Alerts
- 9.4 Modifying When to Send On-Screen Alerts
- Setting Up Your Drobo 5D3
- Connecting Your Drobo 5D3 in a Daisy-
- Connecting Directly to Your Drobo 5D3
- Connecting Your Drobo 5D3 in a Daisy-
- Return to Setting Up Your Drobo 5D3
- Connectivity Interfaces Supported for Drobo 5D3.
- Connecting Your Drobo 5D3 in a Daisy-chain.
- Formatting the Drives for Your Drobo 5D3
- Return to Setting Up Your Drobo 5D3
General
| Drobo | |
| 5D3 | DRDR6A31 | |
| Not categorized | |
| 0816604020319 | |
| English | |
| User manual (PDF) |
Storage
| Total installed storage capacity | - TB |
| Storage drives installed | ✗ |
| Installed storage drive type | ✗ |
| Number of storage drives installed | 0 |
| Storage drive capacity | 0 GB |
| Storage drive size | 3.5 " |
| Number of storage drives supported | 5 |
| Supported storage drive types | HDD & SSD |
| Storage drive interface | Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III |
| RAID support | ✓ |
| Supported file systems | HFS+, NTFS |
| Maximum supported storage capacity | 64 TB |
| Hot-swap drive bays | - |
Ports & interfaces
| USB port | ✓ |
| Thunderbolt 3 ports quantity | 2 |
| USB 2.0 ports quantity | 0 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity | 0 |
| Fiber ports quantity | 0 |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports | 0 |
Software
| Windows operating systems supported | Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64 |
| Mac compatibility | ✓ |
| Mac operating systems supported | Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra |
| Operating system installed | - |
Design
| Housing material | Metal |
| Cable lock slot | ✓ |
| Cable lock slot type | Kensington |
| Chassis type | Desktop |
| Product colour | Black |
| Cooling type | Active |
| Fan diameter | 120 mm |
| Number of fans | 1 fan(s) |
| LED indicators | Activity, Status |
| Built-in display | ✗ |
Other features
| Carrier-less drive bays | ✓ |
Weight & dimensions
| Width | 150.3 mm |
| Depth | 262.3 mm |
| Height | 185.4 mm |
| Weight | 3900 g |
Power
| AC input voltage | 100 - 240 V |
| Power supply location | External |
| AC input frequency | 50 - 60 Hz |
| Output voltage | 12 V |
| Output current | 10 A |
| Power consumption (max) | 120 W |
Packaging content
| Cables included | AC, Thunderbolt |
| External power adapter | ✓ |
| Quick start guide | ✓ |
Network
| Wi-Fi | ✗ |
| Ethernet LAN | ✗ |
Memory
| Internal memory | - GB |
| Internal memory type | - |
Processor
| Processor family | - |
Performance
| Type | Storage server |
| Backup function | ✗ |
| Device class | - |
| Built-in optical drive | ✗ |
| Card reader integrated | ✗ |
| On/off switch | ✓ |
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