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Drobo Elite© Technical Specifications

DroboPro Drive Bays

Disk Interface

  • Eight-bay capacity
  • 3.5" SATA I or SATA II hard disk drives
  • No carriers required
  • Mix and match capacities, disk brands and speeds1

Capacity

Continuously upgradeable with larger and faster drives. See our Capacity Calculator to estimate your storage in various configurations.

 

  Width Height Length
Inches 12.17 5.46 14.1
mm 309.1 138.70 358.1

 Weight: 16lbs 3ozs (without hard drives or packaging)
 3U for a standard 19" rack

FireWite, iSCSI USB Host Interfaces

Host Interface

iSCSI (utilizes Gigabit Ethernet)²
High Speed USB 2.0

Accoustics

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Normal operation: 30.4 dB

Box Contents


DroboElite
6' USB 2.0 cable
Two 6' Ethernet cables
6' power cord
User Guide and Quick Start Instructions
Resource CD includes:
      Drobo Dashboard application
      Help files
      Electronic Documentation

Power Specifications

Power Specifications

Idle system (standby, drives off): 13 watts
Typical idle system - idle, drive spin down mode (eight drives): 25 watts
Typical busy system (eight drives): 82 watts

Operating System Support

Windows XP (Service Pack 3)
Windows Vista (Service Pack 1)
Windows 7
Windows 2008 Server
Windows 2003 Server
Mac OS 10.5.g or greater (Intel only)
Mac OS Server 10.5.6 or greater (Intel only)
Linux4(support is currently in Beta)
VMWare ESX/ESXi 3.5 or VMWare vSphere 4

File System Options
Windows: NTFS
Mac OS X: HFS+
Linux4: EXT3
VMWare: VMFS

1 Refer to support page for more details.

2 iSCSI support for Windows XP Server and Vista utilizes the Microsoft Windows iSCSI Initiator; for OS X Drobo Dashboard is required as OS X does not have an integrated iSCSI initiator. Drobo Dashboard includes iSCSI initiators for Windows and OS X free of charge and enables zero click iSCSI connection establishment. For Mac OS, 10.5.6. or greater required for iSCSI.

3 Acoustics tests performed 1m from the front of DroboPro with eight 1TB Western Digital GreenPower™ drives during a file copy to DroboPro. DroboPro has a smart, multi-speed fan system governed by internal temperature sensors that operate the fan at optimal speeds. The fan is programmed to minimize noise, but never at the expense of disk integrity. The fan will switch to higher speeds if necessary in hot operating environments or during strenuous usage to keep the temperature within the drive manufacturer’s specifications.

4 Linux support currently in Beta.