Specification Sheet

Drobo 5N2 Data Sheet
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5N2-DS-03/17-01
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Specifications
Connectivity – 2 x Gigabit Ethernet ports Warranty – Two (2) year warranty
Drives and
Expansion
– Up to five (5) 3.5”SATA II/III hard disk drives or solid
state drives (sold separately).
– One (1) mSATA solid state drive in the Drobo
Accelerator Bay for increased performance (sold
separately).
– Drives of any manufacturer, capacity, spindle speed
and/or cache can be used. No carriers or tools
required.
– Expandable by adding drives or hot-swapping drives
with larger ones.
Additional Software
Features
– Hot Data Caching
– DroboApps
– myDrobo compatible
– Drive Spin Down
– Dim Lights
– OS X / macOS Time Machine Support
– Cloud access
BeyondRAID
Features
– Thin Provisioning
– Instant Expansion
– Mixed Drive Size Utilization
– Automatic Protection Levels
– Single or Dual Disk Redundancy
– Virtual Hot Spare
– Data Aware
– Drive Re-ordering
– 64TB filesystem support
Size and Weight – Desktop Form Factor
– Width: 5.9 in (150.3 mm)
– Height: 7.3 in (185.4 mm)
– Depth: 10.3 in (262.3 mm)
– Weight: 8.5 lb (3.9 kg) without hard drives, power
supply or packaging
Management – Drive bay indicator lights, capacity gauge, status
lights
– Drobo Dashboard version 3.0.x or later
Power and Cooling – External Power Supply:
• AC Input – 100-240VAC~2A, 50-60Hz
• DC Output – 12V, 12.5A, 84W max
– Fixed, 120mm variable speed cooling fan
Operating System
Support
– Apple® macOS X 10.10 and higher
– Microsoft® Windows® 10
– Microsoft® Windows® 8
– Microsoft® Windows® 7
Environmental
Specifications
– Acoustics – Normal Operation: <30.4 dB
– Operating Temperature: 10°C – 35°C (50° – 95°F)
– Non-Operating Temperature (storage): -10° – 60°C
(14° – 140°F)
– Operating Humidity: 5% – 80%
Network Protocols
– Common Internet File System (CIFS) / Server Message
Block (SMB)
– Apple Filing Protocol (AFP)
Box Contents – Drobo 5N2
– 2x 6 ft (1.8 m) Ethernet cable
– 6 ft (1.8 m) power cord with power supply
– Quick Start Card
Hardware Features – Carrier-less drive bays
– Power fail protection with internal battery
– Metal chassis and cover
– Kensington Lock Port for security (lock not included)
Ethernet Features – Connection failover and Adaptive Link Bonding
– Jumbo frames (up to 9000 bytes MTU)
How to Choose the Right Drive
Drobo gives you the flexibility to use a wide variety of drive types and capacities. To find out which drive is right, visit
www.drobo.com/products/choose-drive
More Information
For more on Drobo’s innovative technology, visit www.drobo.com/how-it-works
Read about Drobo BeyondRAID at www.drobo.com/how-it-works/beyond-raid
For more on Drobo Apps, visit: www.drobo.com/drobo-solutions/drobo-apps/
Learn more about myDrobo platform at www.drobo.com/mydrobo-platform/