Description
DroboElite offers the best data storage experience ever for small to medium businesses (SMBs) and departments looking to consolidate storage across multiple servers.
As the most powerful and flexible Drobo platform engineered to date, DroboElite redefines storage economics by delivering advanced features and performance usually reserved for more expensive solutions. Built on the BeyondRAID technology, DroboElite provides enterprise-level data safety and unprecedented expandability in a virtualized architecture that is both self-managing and self-healing. Dual iSCSI ports and significant performance enhancements deliver best-in-class performance ideal for consolidating storage or adding capacity to both virtualized and non-virtualized computing environments.
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Multi-host connectivity
Have multiple servers that need storage? No problem. The DroboElite connects seamlessly to your existing TCP/IP network and utilizes the industry-standard iSCSI protocol to provide simple, consolidated storage for your servers. -
No headache dual-drive redundancy
Enable the dual-drive redundancy option to protect against the simultaneous failure of up to two hard drives. It's all done with a single click, without ever losing access to your data. Running out of space? You can click to switch back to single drive redundancy. Unlike moving between traditional RAID 5 and RAID 6, there's no need to reformat or migrate data off of the array, potentially saving you hours or days of downtime. -
Dual high-speed iSCSI interfaces
Unfamiliar with iSCSI? It's an industry-standard, high performance protocol that has become extremely popular with businesses and individuals who demand high data storage throughput, but it can often be complex to manage. DroboElite changes that by introducing zero-click iSCSI connection creation with optional LUN-level CHAP authentication for both Windows and Mac OS X. -
The virtues of Smart Volumes
Create new volumes in seconds and manage up to 255 x 16TB volumes over time with ease. The time saving Smart Volume management technology integrated into DroboElite allows volumes to pull storage from the common pool of drives rather than a specific physical drive allocation, eliminating the need to manage capacity at the volume level. Smart Volumes are also data aware, allowing deleted data blocks to be returned to the common pool and ensuring that volumes remain as efficient as possible over time. -
Simplify your VMware environment
Storage is an integral part of a successful virtualization strategy. DroboElite has been tested for use with VMware to eliminate risk from your storage decision and help accelerate deployment of your virtual server environment. -
Rack mount ready, desktop quiet
DroboElite 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 minimize operating noise.
Specifications
Summary
- Product Description
- DroboElite - hard drive array
- Device Type
- Hard drive array
- Enclosure Type
- 3U
- Max Supported Capacity
- 16 TB
- Interface
- iSCSI
- Host Channels
- 2
- Installed Devices / Modules Qty
- 8 (max)
- Supported Drives
- SATA-300
- Storage Controller
- SATA (SATA 3Gb/s)
- Hard Drive
- HDD
- OS Required
- Linux, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Apple MacOS X 10.5.6 or later, Microsoft Windows 7, Apple MacOS X Server 10.5.6 or later, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows XP SP3, VMware ESX Server 3.5, VMware ESXi 3.5
- Power
- AC 120/230 V - 50/60 Hz
- Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 30.9 cm x 35.8 cm x 13.9 cm
- Weight
- 7.3 kg
- Manufacturer Warranty
- 1-year warranty
Detailed Specification
General
- Device Type
- Hard drive array
- Enclosure Type
- 3U
Chassis
- Supported Devices / Modules Qty
- 8
- Supported Drives
- SATA-300
Storage
- Max Supported Capacity
- 16 TB
- HDD Array External Interface
- iSCSI
- Host Channels
- 2
Storage Controller
- Type
- SATA
- Interface Type
- SATA 3Gb/s
- Data Transfer Rate
- 300 MBps
- Supported Devices
- Hard drive
- Max Storage Devices Qty
- 8
Hard Drive
- Type
- HDD
Expansion / Connectivity
- Expansion Bays
- 8 internal - 3.5" x 1/3H
- Interfaces
- 1 x USB 2.0 (management) - 4 pin USB Type B , 2 x Ethernet 1000Base-T - RJ-45
System Requirements
- OS Required
- Linux, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Apple MacOS X 10.5.6 or later, Microsoft Windows 7, Apple MacOS X Server 10.5.6 or later, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows XP SP3, VMware ESX Server 3.5, VMware ESXi 3.5
Miscellaneous
- Cables Included
- 1 x USB cable - 1.8 m , 2 x network cable - 1.8 m
- Software Included
- Drivers & Utilities, Drobo Dashboard
- Rack Mounting Kit
- Optional
Power
- Power Device
- Internal power supply
- Voltage Required
- AC 120/230 V - 50/60 Hz
- Power Provided
- 180 Watt
Dimensions & Weight
- Width
- 30.9 cm
- Depth
- 35.8 cm
- Height
- 13.9 cm
- Weight
- 7.3 kg
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support
- Limited warranty - 1 year
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature
- 10 °C
- Max Operating Temperature
- 35 °C
- Humidity Range Operating
- 5 - 80%
- Sound Emission
- 30.4 dB
