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Table of Contents

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 3

Checking Box Contents 3

Drobo FS 3

Drobo B800fs 3

Checking System Requirements 3

Operating Systems Supported for Drobo FS/B800fs 3

Cable Interfaces Supported 4

Checking the Hardware You Need 4

Selecting Hard Drives 4

Determining How Much Hard Drive Space You Need 5

Using a Router or Switch 6

Using an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) or Power Surge Protector 6

SETTING UP IN JUST FOUR EASY STEPS! 7

Installing Drobo Dashboard 7

Installing Drobo Dashboard from the Resource CD 7

Installing Drobo Dashboard from the Website 10

Inserting the Hard Drives 10

Connecting the Cables and Turning on the Power 12

Connecting to Your Network 13

Connecting to a Power Source 13

Turning “On” Your Drobo Device 13

Setting the Administrator Username and Password 15

WHERE TO GO FROM HERE 17

Using Best Practices 17

Keeping Your Software Up to Date 18

Safely Shutting Down Your Drobo FS/B800fs 19

Safely Shutting Down your Drobo Device Using Drobo Dashboard 19

Safely Shutting Down your Drobo Device Manually 20

Using the Online End User Guide 21

Using Context-Sensitive Help 21

Using the Knowledge Base 21

Getting Support 21

TROUBLESHOOTING YOUR SETUP 22

INDEX 23