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    Getting S tart ed Guide Dr obo Model B1200i[...]

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    drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 1 Drobo, Inc. supports lawful use of technology and does not endorse or encourage the use of its products for purposes other than those permitted by copyright law . C o p y r i g h t 2 0 1 1 D ro bo , In c. D at a R ob ot ic s, D ro bo , D ro bo El it e, D ro b oP ro , Dr ob o, B ey o nd RA ID , [...]

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    drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 2 T able of Contents BEFORE YOU BEGIN 3 Product Features at a Glance 3 Checking Box Contents 4 Drobo Model B1200i 4 Checking System Requirements 4 Operating Systems Supported for iSCSI Connectivity 4 Operating Systems Supported for the Drobo Dashboard Management Application 5 Connectivity Interfa[...]

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    drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 3 Be fore Y ou Be gin Con gratul ations on y our ne w Drob o! Th is Get ting S tarte d Guid e will help you g et Dro bo se t up in jus t a fe w ste ps. Be fore y ou be gin, i t’ s a g ood id ea to check your syste m and hardwa re requirements. In this chapter , you will: t7JFXQSPEVDUGF[...]

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    drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 4 drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | Checking Box Contents Check the product’ s box to ensure it contains all the components listed below. Drobo Model B1200i t%SPCPCBZ4"/4UPSBHFGPS#VTJOFTTNPEFM#J t'SPOUCF[FM t3[...]

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    drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 5 Ope rati ng Sy stems Sup porte d for the Drob o Da shb oard Mana gemen t Application Dro bo Das hboard is t he sof tware compa nion t o the Drobo B1200 i. It can b e inst alled on cli ent co mputer s whi ch con nect t o the Drobo B1200 i via a net work i n ord er to set up , man age, a nd use t[...]

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    drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 6 drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | Not es: 8IJMFUIF.(.5QPSUJTEFEJDBUFEUPNBOBHFNFOUUSBGGJDPVUP G CBO E % SPC P#  J DBOBMTPCFNBOBHFECZBDPOOFDUFETFSWFSUISPVHIBOJ4$4*EBUBQPSU?[...]

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    drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 7 Determining How Much Hard Drive Space Y ou Need The best way to dete rmine how mu ch us able, protec ted s torage space you will h ave ava ilable for y our d ata, b ased o n the numbe r and capac ity of your drive s, is to use our Capacity Calculator at www .drobo.com/calculator . A s hortcu t [...]

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    drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 8 drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | Wo r k i n g w i t h F i e l d R e p l a ce a b l e U n i t s All of th e foll owing compo nents are r eplace able a nd ca n be p urchas ed up -front for qui ck rep laceme nt in the e vent o f a c ompone nt fai lure. The Fan Unit Dro bo B12 0[...]

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    drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 9 Setting Up in Just a Few Steps! Onc e you have e nsure d you meet a ll sy stem a nd har dware requi rement s, it ’ s t ime to set u p Drobo B1200i for use. This can be done in just a few steps. 1. Rack mount Drobo B1200i. 2. Insert the hard drives. 3. Consider configuration options for Drobo [...]

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    drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 10 drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 1. Pla ce the insta llati on too l belo w the rack unit w here you wo uld li ke to mount the %SPCP#JBOEVTFGPVSTDSFXTBOEPQUJPOBMDBHFOVUTUPN PVO UJUJ OQMBD F4F F the image[...]

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    drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 11 Inserting the Hard Drives Aft er rac k moun ting the Dr obo B1 200i, you a re rea dy to inser t hard driv es int o it. For m ore inf ormati on on hard drive requir ement s, see “Chec king the Ha rdware Y ou Ne ed” on page 8. War ni n g: Any pre-e xistin g data on t he har d driv es wi ll b[...]

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    drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 12 drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | Configuration Options for Drobo B1200i Bef ore co nnecti ng ca bles, it is impor tant t o know how you pl an to set u p the Drobo B1200 i in you r envi ronmen t. Wit h thre e iSCS I dat a port s on t he Dr obo B1 200i, you h ave th e flex ib[...]

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    drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 13 Nex t, you conne ct Et hernet cable s to the iS CSI da ta po rts yo u plan to u se. Th e othe r end of these cables plug into a serv er or switc h, dep endin g on h ow you plan to se t up D robo B12 00i. F or con figur ation option s, gu idelin es and impo rtant notes, see the pr evious sect i[...]

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    drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 14 drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | Installing Drobo Dashboard Dro bo Das hboard is t he man agemen t sof tware compan ion t o the Drobo devic e, ena bling you to ea sily s et up and m anage Drobo B1200 i. Dro bo Da shboar d can also manage more tha n one Drobo devic e at a ti[...]

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    drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 15 The Drobo Dashb oard Instal lation Wiza rd ope ns, pr epari ng to instal l. 3. Click the Next CVUUPO8JOEPXTPSUIF Continue CVUUPO.BDBTBQQSPQSJBUF Note: If the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator window opens, click the Ye s but ton . F oll ow th e instructions to[...]

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    drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 16 drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 5. When you reach the ready to install page, click the Install button. Depending on your operating system, one of the following may result: t*OTPNF8JOEPXTPQFSBUJOHTZTUFNTB8JOEPXT"DDFTT$POUSPME JBM PHC[...]

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    drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 17 The Drobo Dashb oard applic ation opens and n ow tak es a few mo ments to “di scover ” the Drobo B1200 i and displ ay it on the All Drobos page. T he n ex t st ep i s t o se t th e ad mi ni s tr at or u se rn am e a nd p as sw or d fo r D ro bo B 12 00 i. Please refer to "Setting the [...]

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    drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 18 drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | Setting the Administrator Username and Password 1. In Dr obo D ash boa rd, ma ke su re the Dr obo B1 20 0i is sel ect ed fr om the Al l D rob os pa ge. 2. Click the To o l s option on the Navigation menu. 3. Click the link that reads: Click [...]

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    drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 19 Configuring iSCSI Settings for the Drobo B1200i Before using Drobo B1200i, you will need to configure the settings for its iSCSI data ports. Net work s etting s inc lude I P addr esses for t he thr ee iS CSI da ta por ts av ailabl e on D robo B12 00i, a s well as t he rel ated s ubnet mask. Ne[...]

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    drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 20 drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 4. In the IP Settings area, enter or modify the information as needed. Notes: - I f you are se tting up Dr obo B1 200i on a n etwork with a DHC P serv er , ens ure yo u BTTJHOBTUBUJDBEESFTTUIBUJTPVUTJEFUIFQPPMVTFE?[...]

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    drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 21 Creating and Formatting V olumes for Drobo B1200i Onc e Drob o B120 0i is conne cted v ia it s iSCS I conn ectio ns, yo u will then need to cre ate a nd format volumes. Bef ore do ing th e ste ps for this, howe ver , it is im portan t to k now t he num ber of volu mes, o r -PHJDBM6OJU/VN[...]

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    drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 22 drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | Imp ortant Notes : - V olume size does n ot re presen t how much actual stora ge sp ace is avail able on Dro bo B12 00i. I t rep resent s virt ual s torage space beca use Dr obo de vices inclu de thi n prov isioni ng te chnolo gy . For insta[...]

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    drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 23 Creating V olumes with Windows and Mac OS X Wit h Drob o B120 0i co nnecte d via iSCSI , you are re ady t o crea te and form at vol umes. Dro bo Das hboard auto mates this p roces s for a Wind ows o r Mac operat ing s ystem SVO OJOHP OZPVS IPTU DPNQV UFST FSWFS 5 P?[...]

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    drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 24 drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | Dep ending on yo ur op eratin g syst em th e wind ow dis plays diffe rent o ption s: t'PS8JOEPXTUIFGPMMPXJOHXJOEPXPQFOT t' PS.BD UIF GPMMP XJOHX JOEPX PQFOT [...]

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    drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 25 4. Se lect t he app ropri ate fi le for mat f or you r oper ating syste m. Important Note: If you pl an to use D robo B 1200i in a virtua l envi ronme nt, yo u must sel ect th e Mult i Hos t opti on. Ot herwi se, on ly one serv er in that e nviro nment/ cluste r XJM MCFB CMFUP TFF?[...]

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    drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 26 drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | The V olume Name page opens. Note: If you ar e on a Mac, the D rive L etter drop- down l ist d oes no t disp lay . 7. If you are on a Windows computer , then from the Drive Letter drop -down list, selec t the lette r for the d rive t o whic [...]

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    drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 27 11. Click the Ye s button. 5IFWPMVNFTBSFGPSNBUUFE Note: So me Win dows a nd Ma c oper ating syste ms wil l also prom pt you to fo rmat the drives. If so, click Cancel or Ignore , as appropriate. A message box displays when formatting is complete. 12. Click the OK button. Yo u[...]

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    drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 28 drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | The V olumes page opens. 2. Click the Create butt on to create a ne w volu me. Note: As you a re on the M GMT po rt, fi le sy stem o ptions are limite d and you w ill no t be able to format the volumes you create here. 3. Follow the directio[...]

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    drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 29 Where to Go from Here Aft er you ’ve se t up the Dr obo B1 200i, you’r e read y to use it to st ore a nd bac k up d ata. Next steps include: t*NQMFNFOUJOHCFTUQSBDUJDFTUPNBYJNJ[FUIFTBGFUZPGZPVSEBUB t&OTVSJOHPQUJNBMQFSGPSNBODFCZLFFQJOHZPVS?[...]

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    drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 30 drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | The Dashboard Preferences page appears. 3. En s ur e th a t t h e Enable Auto Updates c hec k b ox is se lec ted , and th en cli ck th e OK button. Whe n one or mor e sof tware update s are avail able, a mes sage a ppears , ask ing if you XP[...]

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    drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 31 Safely Shutting Down the Drobo Device Using Drobo Dashboard This is the recommended method for safely shutting down the Drobo device. 1. Ensure that no data is actively being transferred to or from the Drobo device. Note: I f da t a is ac ti v el y b ei ng tr an s fe r re d, th e a ct iv i ty [...]

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    drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 32 drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | Using the Online User Guide Aft er you ’ve se t up the Dr obo de vice, you’r e read y to use it to st ore a nd bac k up d ata. T o lea rn how to ma nage and us e the Drobo devic e, ref er to the O nline User Guide for yo ur pro duct, whi[...]

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    drobo.com | Getting Started Guide for Drobo B1200i | 33 Index administrator password, 18 administrator username, 18 best practices, 30 capacity , 7 - increasing, 7 Capacity Calculator , 7 CHA P , C halle nge Hands hake A uthen ticati on Protocol, 24 drive bay , 3, 12 drive bay indicator lights, 3, 12 drive lock, 12 Drobo Dashboard, 14, 17 Dual Disk[...]

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    Safety and Warranty[...]

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    drobo.com | Safety and Warranty | i Safety and Warranty Safety This product was designed and manufactured to meet strict quality and safety standards. There are, however , some installation and operational precautions of which you should be particularly aware. Please read these instructions before operating Drobo, DroboPro, DroboElite, DroboFS, Pro[...]

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    drobo.com | Safety and Warranty | ii drobo.com | Safety and Warranty | Drobo Specifications & Systems Requirements – Power Supply: AC Input: 100-240VAC~2.5A, 50-60Hz; DC Output: 12-17VDC 6.6A & 80W Max.; Drobo Power Consumption: 4A @ 12V (48W); Operating T emperature: 10°C-35°C (50°-95°F); Non-operating (storage): -10°-60°C (14°-1[...]

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    drobo.com | Safety and Warranty | iii Industry Canada Statement Complies with the Canadian ICES-003 Class B specifications. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. This device complies with RSS 210 of Industry Canada. This Class B device meets all requirements of the Canadian interference-causing equipmen[...]

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    drobo.com | Safety and Warranty | iv drobo.com | Safety and Warranty | Europe–EU Declaration of Conformity The equipment complies with the EU directives 89/336/EEC, 73/23/EEC, and 93/68/EEC. This equipment is in conformity with the essential requirements of EU directives: EN 55022: 1998 plus A1:2000 & A2:2003, EN 55024: 1998 plus A1:2001 &[...]

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    drobo.com | Safety and Warranty | v LIMITED WARRANTY – NORTH AMERICA AND ASIA P ACIFIC COVERAGE The warranty obligations of Drobo, Inc. (formerly known as Data Robotics, Inc.) are limited to the terms set forth herein. This Limited Warranty applies only to: (i) product manufactured by or for Drobo; and (ii) replacement components sold by Drobo, o[...]

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    drobo.com | Safety and Warranty | vi drobo.com | Safety and Warranty | T echnica l Support: During th e Warra nty Period , Y ou, as part of t his limite d warranty coverage, are entit led t o acc ess D robo' s onl ine h elp r esour ces t o add ress any quest ion ab out the Pr oduct ("On line Help Resources" ). For a p eriod of n inet[...]

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