Increased Drobo 5D capacity
The new drive showed up before lunch. I unboxed it and let it sit for a couple hours as it was warm from being on the truck all morning (it's currently 92F here in Houston).
That red WD on the static bag is a sticker that you can put on your RAID enclosure. I've never been a fan of all the stickers that end up on Windows PCs, so I doubt I'll be sticking that on my Drobo.
Installing the new drive was as easy as 1-2-3:
- Remove front cover of Drobo
- Insert drive into empty bay
- Replace front cover of Drobo
That was it, didn't have to tell the Drobo that a new drive was going to be inserted or anything. The extra capacity was immediately available.
Before
System Status
Bay 1 Status
Overall capacity
Usage Detail
After
System Status
Bay 1 Status
Overall Capacity
Usage Detail
The Reserved for expansion seen in the After Usage Detail is why I was waiting for the 4TB drive to become available. If I'd filled the last two bays with 3TB drives, I'd need to replace 3 drives at the same time to see any extra capacity. If I fill in the last two bays with 4TB drives I only need to replace 1 drive to see extra capacity.
Like us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
AtariAge on Instagram
Watch us on YouTube
Chat on Discord
2 Comments
Recommended Comments