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Table of Contents Before You Begin ............................................................................................................ 3 Product Features at a Glance ................................................................................................................... 3 Checking Box Contents ............................................................................................................................ 4 Checking System Requirements .............................................................................................................. 5 Operating Systems Supported ......................................................................................................... 5 Connectivity Interfaces Supported for the Drobo 5D ....................................................................... 5 Checking the Hardware You Need ........................................................................................................... 8 Selecting Drives ............................................................................................................................... 8 Determining Drive Space Requirements........................................................................................ 10 Using Power Protection.................................................................................................................. 10 Setting Up Your Drobo 5D............................................................................................. 11 Installing Drobo Dashboard .................................................................................................................... 11 Installing an mSATA SSD ....................................................................................................................... 16 Inserting the Drives ................................................................................................................................. 17 Connecting Cables on Your Drobo 5D ................................................................................................... 18 Connecting Directly to Your Drobo 5D ........................................................................................... 18 Daisy-chaining with Your Drobo 5D ............................................................................................... 19 Formatting the Drives ............................................................................................................................. 22 Selecting a File System and Volume Size for Your Drobo 5D ....................................................... 22 Turning On Your Drobo 5D and Formatting the Drives ................................................................. 23 Where to Go Next.......................................................................................................... 28 Using Best Practices ............................................................................................................................... 28 Keeping Your Software Up to Date ........................................................................................................ 28 Checking for Software Updates Automatically ............................................................................... 28 Checking for Software Updates Now ............................................................................................. 30 Manually Updating Firmware from the Website ............................................................................. 30 Safely Shutting Down Your Drobo 5D .................................................................................................... 31 Safely Shutting Down Your Drobo 5D Using Drobo Dashboard .................................................... 32 Safely Shutting Down Your Drobo 5D Manually ............................................................................ 34 Using the Online User Guide .................................................................................................................. 34 Using Context-Sensitive Help ................................................................................................................. 34 Using the Knowledge Base .................................................................................................................... 35 Registering Your Drobo 5D .................................................................................................................... 35 Getting Support ....................................................................................................................................... 38 Copyright, Safety and Limited Warranty ........................................................................ 39 Drobo 5D Getting Started Guide 2
