Drobo Installed and ready to go…

My Drobo is LIVE now!  It has to be one of the easiest things to install and get going.  I was going to post a step-by-step guide, but it’s so easy there’s really no need for it.

Here are the basics though:

1. Un-pack the Drobo and DroboShare.
2. Stack the Drobo on the DroboShare.
3. Connect 1ft USB cable from Drobo to DroboShare.
4. Connect ethernet from DroboShare to your network (Switch/Router), it will DHCP for an IP by default.
5. Connect the Y-power cord to both the Drobo and DroboShare, then to the power brick cord.
6. Insert your drives into the empty bays on the Drobo.
7. Plug in your power brick – recommend plugging into a battery backed UPS.
8. Install the software from the Resource CD.
9. Launch the Drobo Dashboard (After software install).
10. Configure your Drobo, let it format and you’re done!

I’ve been copying my Music over the weekend and will continue to load mine with all types of Media.  I used 3 x 1 TB drives to get 1.8TB of formatted usable space when all was done.  I have an empty bay so I can add a drive at another time.  I’ll probably get one of the newer 1.5TB drives so I can hopefully get about 2.8TB out of the 4 drives.

Stay tuned for more about the Drobo and DroboShare.