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Drobo Pro - 8 Bay FW800 & iSCSI Storage Array

Drobo pro is the first business class storage array that manages itself and gives you data safety combined with unprecedented expandability. Drobo pro is engineered to be both simple and scalable.

more about DroboPro's revolutionary technology

Increase your storage in line with your needs. To add more data capacity simply insert a new hard disk or replace your smallest disk with a larger one. (You can do this even when all 8 bays are full ). The Beyond RAID technology allows you to mix and match capacities, disk brands and speeds.

With just a single click and without ever losing access to your data Drobo Pro's

Dual Disk Redundancy option protects against the simultaneaous failure of up to two hard disks. If you find you are running out of space just click to switch back to single disk redundancy. There is no need to reformat or migrate data.

Triple Interface Featuring iSCSl

Attach DroboPro directly to the server or workstation that requires storage or to a shared server or workstation on your own network that can provide access to multiple clients.

Interface options include;

iCSI (utilzes Gigabit Ethernet)

FireWire 800

USB 2.0

iSCl is a high performance protocol that has become very popular with businesses but can be complex to manage. DroboPro changes that by introducing zero click iSCI connection for both Windows and Mac OS X.

Smart Volumes

You can create new volumes in seconds and manage up to 16 x 16TB volumes over time with ease. The Smart Volume technology allows volumes to pull storage from the common pool of disks rather than a specific disk location.

DroboPro may be rack mounted as well as desktop based and dual smart fans automatically manage their speeds to optimize cooling and operation noise.