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Drobo 5C User Guide 54
1.2.8.1 Safely Shutting Down Your Drobo 5C Using Drobo
Dashboard
This is the recommended method for safely shutting down your Drobo device.
1. Check that the activity light on your Drobo device is off, indicating that no data is
actively being transferred to or from your Drobo device.
Note:
If data is actively being transferred, the activity light will be blinking green.
2. Also check to ensure the drive bay action indicator lights are not blinking alternately
between yellow and green. This indicates that your Drobo device is busy working to
protect your data. Wait until these lights are a solid green.
Note:
If one or more drive bay lights are red, you need to add capacity or replace the
current drive (see Understanding the Indicator Lights). However, you can still safely
shut down your Drobo 5C.
3. In the Drobo Dashboard, select the Drobo 5C that you would like to shut down from
the All Drobos page, and click the Tools option on the Navigation menu.
The Tools page opens.