data robotics drobopro 8-bay usb 2.0 firewire 800 iscsi storage array drpr1a21
drobopro is the first business class direct-attached storage array that manages itself . engineered to be both simple and scalable the revolutionary beyondraid technology incorporated into drobopro frees businesses of making the difficult and confining choices commonly associated with storage management . why trade simplicity for safety or stability for expandability drobopro delivers both enterprise-level data safety and unprecedented expandability featuring single - and dual disk redundancy combined with instant capacity expansion . once you experience drobopro you just might forget the differences between all eleven traditional raid levels . if you do don t panic . you re experiencing the peace of mind that comes with every drobo product . up to 8 disks of instant expansion to 16tb and beyond grow your storage in line with your data capacity needs with minimal effort . to add capacity simply insert a new hard disk or replace your smallest disk with a larger one even when all eight disk bays are full . unlike traditional raid systems the beyondraid technology found in drobopro enables you to mix and match disk brands capacities and speeds . with drobopro expansion is automatic and instantaneous and access to data is always maintained . no headache dual disk redundancy enable dual disk redundancy with a single click without ever losing access to your data . running out of space you can even switch back to single-disk redundancy with a click . unlike moving between raid 5 and raid 6 levels there s no need to reformat or migrate data from the array potentially saving you hours or days . triple interface featuring iscsi attach drobopro directly to the server or workstation or to a shared server or workstation on your network to provide access to multiple clients . interface options include iscsi gigabit ethernet firewire 800 and hi-speed usb 2.0 iscsi is a high-performance protocol that has become extremely popular with businesses but it can often be complex to manage . drobopro introduces zero-click iscsi connection for both windows and mac os x. the virtues of smart volumes create new volumes in seconds and manage up to 16 x 16tb volumes over time with ease . the innovative and timesaving smart volume management technology in drobopro allows volumes to pull storage from the common pool of disks rather than a specific physical disk allocation . the labor of resizing and migrating volumes is replaced with the simplicity of intelligent engineering . supercharge your backup strategy backup and recovery demands continue to grow and your basic tape infrastructure is probably not keeping up with growth of your data and your need for speed . replace your aging tape infrastructure with the drobopro as your disk-to-disk backup target and enjoy drobo speed and reliability . certified with symantec backup exec 2011 the drobopro provides unparalleled backup and recovery price performance and reliability to ensure that data is always available in case of disaster . rack mount ready desktop quiet drobopro is equally at home in a rack mount environment as it is on your desktop . dual smart fans automatically manage their speeds to optimize both cooling and operating noise . drobopro rack mount sold separately . small box big storage description 4-bay direct-attached storage for professionals 5-bay direct-attached storage for professionals 5-bay file sharing storage for professionals 8-bay direct-attached storage for professionals 8-bay file sharing storage for business 8-bay iscsi san storage for business type direct-attached direct-attached file sharing up to 10 users direct-attached file sharing up to 100 users iscsi san up to 8 servers model drobo drobo s drobo fs drobopro b800fs b800i interfaces usb 2.0 firewire 800 usb 3.0 2.0 firewire 800 esata 1 x gb ethernet usb 2.0 firewire 800 1 x gb ethernet iscsi single server 2 x gb ethernet 2 x gb ethernet iscsi multi server drive bays 4 5 5 8 8 8 drive type 3.5 sata 3.5 sata 3.5 sata 3.5 sata 3.5 sata 3.5 sata form factor desktop desktop desktop desktop or rack mount 3u desktop or rack mount 3u desktop or rack mount 3u beyondraid x x x x x x thin provisioning x x x x x x drive protection single single or dual single or dual single or dual single or dual single or dual smart volumes automatic automatic automatic up to 16 automatic up to 255 drobo sync x drobo apps x x power cooling fixed fixed fixed fixed fixed fixed management drobo dashboard drobo dashboard drobo dashboard drobo dashboard drobo dashboard drobo dashboard drobo care optional optional optional optional optional optional don t forget to buy your drobo care drobo care 1-year warranty drobo care 3-year warranty