The revolutionary Drobo FS was designed with one purpose in mind: to deliver the best file sharing experience ever. From the moment you plug it in and see it instantly appear on your desktop, you'll know there's nothing like it. The all-in-one Drobo FS is perfect for any connected home, home office, or small office environment that needs a simple, safe device for sharing and backing up files over the network. Like all Drobo storage products, Drobo FS provides redundant data protection without the complexities of RAID. Just plug in your Drobo FS and your data protection is all set up with no configuration required. This is called BeyondRAID technology. You'll call it peace of mind. Use the free DroboCopy utility to create backups for every machine on your network, or use your favorite backup software.
Drobo FS connects directly to a Gigabit Ethernet network to make sharing your data easy. Just plug it into any switch or wireless router and you are ready to go.
Supports the computer of your choice
Connect to your Drobo FS using any Windows, Mac, or UNIX/Linux computer. Whatever system you have, it's likely you'll be able to connect to it over your network quickly and easily.
Easy expansion to 10TB and beyond
Drobo FS holds up to five drives allowing you to effortlessly grow your storage to meet your data capacity needs. To add more space, simply insert a hard drive or replace your smallest drive with a larger one, even when all drive bays are full.
Protection from up to two drive failures
Enable the dual-drive redundancy option to protect your data from failure of up to two hard drives. It's all done with a single-click and you never lose access to your data. Running out of space? No problem. Switch back to single-drive redundancy at any time. Unlike moving between traditional RAID levels, there's no need to reformat or migrate data off of the Drobo FS - potentially saving you hours or days of downtime.
Self-Healing technology
With the self-healing technology incorporated into Drobo FS, your data is safer than ever. When sitting idle, Drobo FS will proactively examine the blocks and sectors on every drive, flagging questionable areas. This preemptive "scrubbing" helps ensure your data is being written only to the healthy areas of your drives. When a drive fails, Drobo FS keeps your data in the safest state possible by moving your data to the available space on the remaining healthy drives.
A Drobo as unique as you are
Select from a wide selection of free DroboApps designed to give you the freedom to configure and customize your Drobo FS to meet your own unique set of requirements.
Specifications
Summary
Product Description
Drobo FS - NAS server
Device Type
NAS server
Host Connectivity
Gigabit Ethernet
Installed Devices / Modules Qty
0 (installed) / 5 (max)
Dimensions (WxDxH)
15 cm x 26.2 cm x 18.5 cm
Weight
3.6 kg ()
Storage Controller
SATA SATA 3Gb/s
Networking
Network adapter 10Mb LAN, 100Mb LAN, 1GbE
Power
AC 120/230 V
System Requirements
Linux, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Vista / XP / 7, Apple MacOS X 10.5 or later, Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Detailed Specification
General
Device Type
NAS server
Host Connectivity
Gigabit Ethernet
Total Storage Capacity
0 GB
Installed Devices / Modules Qty
0 (installed) / 5 (max)
Width
15 cm
Depth
26.2 cm
Height
18.5 cm
Weight
3.6 kg ()
Storage Controller
Type
SATA
Interface Type
SATA 3Gb/s
Data Transfer Rate
300 MBps
Hard Drive
Type
HDD - hot-swap
Networking
Type
Network adapter
Data Link Protocol
10Mb LAN, 100Mb LAN, 1GbE
Network / Transport Protocol
DHCP, SMB
Network Services Compatibility
DHCP, Microsoft CIFS, Server Message Block (SMB), Apple File Protocol (AFP)
Expansion / Connectivity
Expansion Bays
5 (total) / 5 (free) x hot-swap - 3.5"
Interfaces
1 x Ethernet 1000Base-T - RJ-45
Miscellaneous
Compliant Standards
FCC Class B certified, UL
Power
Power Device
External power adapter
Voltage Required
AC 120/230 V
Software / System Requirements
OS Required
Linux, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Vista / XP / 7, Apple MacOS X 10.5 or later, Microsoft Windows Server 2008
