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User manual for Drobo B1200i 12-Bay NAS Storage Array DR-B1200I-1A21
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- Manufacturer: Drobo
- Basic description and contents of package
- Product classification: Computers & Solutions - Drives & Storage - NAS Enclosures
- Safety instructions
- Startup and operation of the nas enclosures
- Tips for setting up your Drobo
- Settings and expert assistance
- Contact Drobo service
- Troubleshooting
- Warranty information
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User manual for the Drobo B1200i 12-Bay NAS Storage Array DR-B1200I-1A21
The user manual for the Drobo B1200i 12-Bay NAS Storage Array DR-B1200I-1A21 provides
necessary instructions for the proper use of the product Computers & Solutions - Drives & Storage - NAS Enclosures.
The B1200i 12-Bay NAS Storage Array from Drobo features 12 drive bays capable of holding 3.5" hard disk drives and solid state drives making this a versatile hard drive enclosure. Aside from 12 drive bays, this Drobo storage array comes complete with three Gigabit Ethernet ports designated for iSCSI use and one Gigabit Ethernet port for system management. Managing and configuring your array has also been simplified through the use of Drobo's own BeyondRAID technology allowing you to replace drives without the need to power down or restart the array.
This Drobo Storage Array supports a variety of operating systems including Mac OS X Server, Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, VMware vSphere 4.1.x and Citrix XenServer 5.6 allowing you to integrate this array into virtually any system configuration. Along with versatile OS compatibility you benefit from enhanced file system compatibility with Windows NTFS and FAT32, Mac OS X HFS+, Linux ext3, VMware vSphere VMFS, and Citrix XenServer LVM.
Once configured, you can take advantage of Drobo Dashboard enabling you to monitor multiple Drobo devices via the intuitive dashboard showing each Drobo as if you were looking at it in person. See the status lights of each Drobo and utilize the integrated administrative options to control each unit individually.
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Additional parameters of the Drobo B1200i 12-Bay NAS Storage Array DR-B1200I-1A21:
| Connectivity | • 3 x 100 / 1000 Mbps Ethernet port for data (iSCSI)
• 1 x 100 / 1000 Mbps Ethernet port for management | | Capacity | • 12 drive bays for hard disk drives or solid state drives
• 3.5" SAS-1/SAS-2 drives
• 3.5" SATA I / SATA II / SATA III drives
• Expandable by adding drives or hot-swapping drives with larger ones. Use the Capacity Calculator to estimate available storage in various configurations. | | BeyondRAID Features | • Thin Provisioning
• Instant Expansion
• Mixed Drive Size Utilization
• Automatic Protection Levels
• Dual Disk Redundancy
• Virtual Hot Spare
• Data Aware
• Drive Re-ordering | | Additional Software Features | • Automated Data-Aware Tiering
• Smart Volumes (LUNs, up to 255)
• Drive Spin Down
• Drobo Copy | | Ethernet Features | • Connection Failover
• Jumbo frames (up to 9000 bytes MTU) | | Network Protocols | • iSCSI
• CHAP Authentication | | Hardware Features | • Carrier-less Drive Bays
• Field replaceable controller card, power supplies, and cooling fan unit | | OS Compatibility | • Mac OS X Server 10.5.8 or later (Intel Only)
• Mac OS X Server 10.6.8 or later (Intel Only)
• Windows Server 2003 R2 SP1 32 and 64 bit
• Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64 bit
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (Intel only)
• VMware vSphere 4.1.x (ESXi)
• Citrix XenServer 5.6 | | File System Format | • Mac OS X: HFS+
• Windows: NTFS, FAT32
• Linux: ext3
• VMware vSphere: VMFS
• Citrix XenServer: LVM | | Management | • Drive bay indicator lights, capacity gauge, status light
• Drobo Dashboard version 2.0 or later | | Power Requirements | Dual, redundant, hot-swappable power supplies: AC Input - 100/240 VAC, 8/5 A, 50/60 Hz | | Cooling | Redundant, hot swappable cooling unit | | Operating Temperature | 50 to 95°F / 10 to 35°C | | Non-Operating Temperature | 14 to 140°F / -10 to 60°C | | Operating Humidity | 20 to 80% | | Certifications | • Environmental: RoHS, WEEE, REACH
• Regulatory: FCC Part 15 Class A; Canada ICES-003 Class B; CE Mark; CISPR22:19973rd Edition Class B; MIC Mark; VCCI Approval to V.3; BSMI Approval to CNS13438; ACA Approval to AS/NZS 3548
• Safety: UL, cUL, TUV, CB | | Dimensions (WxHxD) | 17.17 x 5.20 x 21.85" / 436.1 x 132.1 x 555.0 mm | | Weight | 47 lb / 21.32 kg | | Package Weight | 52.0 lb | | Box Dimensions (LxWxH) | 26.5 x 22.0 x 12.0" | |
The user manual for the Drobo B1200i 12-Bay NAS Storage Array DR-B1200I-1A21 can be downloaded in .pdf
format if it did not come with your new nas enclosures, although the seller is
required to supply one. It is also quite common that customers throw out
the user manual with the box, or put the CD away somewhere and then can’t find it.
That’s why we and other Drobo users keep a unique electronic library
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where you can use our link to download the user manual for the Drobo B1200i 12-Bay NAS Storage Array DR-B1200I-1A21.
The user manual lists all of the functions of the Drobo B1200i 12-Bay NAS Storage Array DR-B1200I-1A21,
all the basic and advanced features and tells you how to use the nas enclosures.
The manual also provides troubleshooting for common problems. Even greater
detail is provided by the service manual, which is not typically shipped with the product,
but which can often be downloaded from Drobo service.
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