DROBO's external storage "DROBO 5C".In Japan, the familiar princesses in computer peripherals are distributors and sells and supports them.
In order to operate a personal computer safely and in everyday life, it is important to perform backup regularly and recover and restore as needed.In the case of a Mac, it is equipped with functions such as "Time Machine" that can automatically back up data, and "Internet restoration" that can reinstall MacOS via the Internet, so if you have a large external storage, you will have a serious trouble.Even if it is hit, it is relatively easy to restore it to its original state.
Here, we will introduce in detail how to use the external storage "DROBO", which is ideal for using it in combination with the MacOS standard backup function.
Mac backup environment and "DROBO" are outstanding!
Mac OS X V10.5 Leopard OS is equipped with a "Time Machine" function that allows you to automatically back up data containing system files.Most Macs released after 2010 also have an "Internet restoration" function that allows the OS to be reinstalled via the Internet (some models may need a firmware update etc.).
Backup function mounted on macOS, Time Machine setting screen
Therefore, if you back up regularly with Time Machine, you can restore the system and data relatively easily even if the Mac itself crashes or erases the necessary data by mistake.is.
Previously, Apple has sold a built -in HDD wireless LAN router "Time Capsule", which automatically backs up Mac data in cooperation with Time Machine, but the company has withdrawn from the wireless LAN router market.The production has ended.For this reason, some users may be worried about what to use instead.However, Time Capsule is not required to use Time Machine, and can be replaced by external storage of USB connection.
That doesn't mean anything external storage is fine.Since data increases every day, it is desirable to have storage that can increase the storage capacity flexibly.Considering that it is a backup application, you should choose a reliable storage that takes in consideration of impairment.If the HDD breaks down and the backup data disappears, the technique will be gone to restore.
I would like to recommend DROBO's external storage "DROBO 5C".It is easy to add and replace the built -in HDD and has high impairment, and is compatible with the Mac, such as a special management tool "DROBO DASHBOARD" that supports MacOS.From now on, I will explain in detail the features of DROBO 5C, the initial setting method, and how to link with Time Machine.
DROBO's external storage "DROBO 5C" makes it easy to add and replace HDDs
DROBO x Mac is super easy!
DROBO 5C is a so -called external HDD case.Compared to those with a built -in HDD from the beginning, it seems to be a little bit more difficult because you need to prepare your own HDD, but it is very easy to introduce it.The characteristics of the product are as follows.
Dedicated tools for Mac are available
A graphical and easy -to -use management tool "DroBo Dashboard" is available, and even beginners without specialized knowledge can start using it without hesitation while referring to the information and instructions displayed on the screen.It is a standard format of Mac and supports the "Mac OS extension format" (HFS +) supported by Time Machine, so that it can back up a stable compatibility.
The management tool "DROBO DASHBOARD" also supports Mac.The feature is that it is graphical and easy for beginners to understand.
High -speed transfer of up to 5Gbps is possible
DROBO 5c is USB3.It corresponds to 0, and if you connect to a Mac with the included cable, you can exchange data by high -speed transfer of up to 5Gbps.If you use Time Machine, you can back up the whole data, including the system file, but even if such a large amount of data is transferred, the waiting time may be relatively low.
DROBO 5c is USB3.It corresponds to 0, and if you connect it to a Mac with the included cable, you can transfer to a maximum of 5Gbps.
Highly impaired and safe even if either HDD breaks down
In the case of DROBO, the data for recovery is distributed into multiple HDDs and is redundant, so even if one of them occurs, the saved data is not lost.If you replace the broken HDD with a new one, it will automatically recover.If you have three or more HDDs, you can recover even if two units are used at the same time by changing the settings in advance with the dedicated tool "DROBO DASHBOARD".The high inconsistency is also the charm of DROBO.
It also features high tolerance that can be restored even if one or two HDDs occur
Easy to expand and replace HDD
Drobo 5c can attach up to 5 HDDs to the slot of the main unit, but not all slots from the beginning.At first, it is OK if there are at least two HDDs.If the capacity is insufficient, you can add a new HDD into an empty slot while operating.It is easy to replace, and if you replace the HDD you want to replace during the operation and the new HDD, it will automatically recognize and optimize.Therefore, at first, you can use your HDD and use it, and if necessary, you can add and replace it to increase the capacity.The specifications can increase the capacity up to 64TB, so you should be worried about the lack of capacity even if you back up the entire Mac data with Time Machine.
The point is that it is started to use from 2 HDDs, and it is easy to expand and exchange.
Initial setting of Drobo and how to introduce Time Machine
C, which has such a characteristic, you may be worried that you need a troublesome setting to use in Time Machine.Therefore, let's step on the initial settings and how to use it in Time Machine.
● Flow from setting "DROBO 5C" and used in Time Machine 1: Installing "Drobo Dashboard" for Mac 2: HDD installation and wiring, power put in 3: Format 4: Select a backup disc for Time Machine.
Installing "DROBO DASHBOARD" for Mac
First, let's get the Mac version of the dedicated software "DROBO DASHBOARD", which is indispensable to use Drobo.
US DROBO's web page "http: // www.DROBO.COM/DOCS/"is distributed for free, so click the illustration of the model (here" DROBO 5C ") accessed with a web browser such as Safari.Select the Mac version download link and the latest version (3 in writing).5.Download 0).
DROBO's website.The free management tool "DROBO DASHBOARD" is distributed.
The file extension is ".The disk image file of "DMG" is downloaded. Double -click and double -click "Install".At that time, if you are asked, "Install is an application downloaded from the Internet. Is it okay to open it?"Since the installation wizard rises, it is OK if you install it according to the instructions on the screen (you need to restart MacOS once after the installation is completed).
Open the downloaded disk image and double -click "Install"
Install the software according to the installation wizard
HDD installation, wiring, power throwing
ソフトウェアのインストールが済んだら、まず本体正面の「DROBO」のロゴマークがついたカバーを取り外す。このカバーはマグネット吸着式なので、指を引っ掛けて簡単に取り外せる。
When you remove the cover, you can see the disk slot, so insert the HDD straight there.If the gray lever on the left side of the slot gets stuck and is fixed, installation is completed (when removing this lever, if you hold this lever, the tip of the HDD will pop out a little, so it is OK if you pull it out).In the same procedure, install the second and subsequent HDDs.
Where HDD is installed.No tools such as drivers are required, so you can easily attach it by inserting it straight in the right direction.
State with two HDDs
The recommended HDD for DroBO products is the support page (https: // www.DROBO-jp.Com/Support/HDDACCESSORIES.Since it is described in HTML), be sure to check in advance.If you do not know which HDD to choose, please consider it because there is also a package -packaged product by Princeton of the agency (https: // www..DROBO-jp.Com/Forcorporation/HDDPACK.html).
After attaching the HDD, then connect the power cable and the attached USB 3..0 Connect the cable to the DROBO itself and Mac.
The "DROBO 5C" interface is a power connector and USB 3.0 (Type-C) Port only and simple
After that, press the power switch on the back of the main unit and start "DroBo 5c" to prepare.It takes a little time because the initial setting is performed at the first startup, but when it starts normally, the LED of the slot attached to the drive lights up.
When DROBO starts normally, the LED of the slot attached to the HDD lights green.
format
At this stage, the drive has not yet been formatted and cannot be accessed from the Mac Finder.So, launch the "Drobo Dashboard" installed earlier, and double -click the "Drobo 5c" illustration displayed on the screen.
The illustration of "DROBO 5c" is displayed on "DroBo Dashboard"
The dialog asks if you want to format it is displayed, so select "Yes" and proceed with the format according to the instructions on the screen (although it is not often used by the user other than entering the volume name on the way.Was the volume name "DROBO", but if you give your favorite name).
The dialog asked if you want to format it is displayed
"HFS +" is automatically selected for the format type
The volume name is arbitrarily determined.This time, I left it as the default "DROBO"
Where the format is running.It depends on the number and capacity of the HDD, but it is completed in about a few minutes.
Select a backup disk for Time Machine
When the format is completed, a dialog will be displayed on the screen, "Do you use Drobo to create a backup with Time Machine?", So if you select "Use for backup", all the initial settings are completed.
When the format is completed, you will be asked if you want to set it as a backup disk for Time Machine.If you want to increase safety, check "Encry on backup disk" here to be protected by password.
In addition, even if you select "decide later" or "do not use" regardless of "use for backup" here, later in "System environment setting" → "Time Machine" "Select backup disk".It is OK if you choose DROBO.If you enable "Display Time Machine on the menu bar" on the same screen, you can access the Time Machine function from the menu bar, so be sure to check it out.
"Time Machine" screen of "System Environment Settings".When DroBO is set to a backup disk, the backup starts immediately.Check "Display Time Machine on the menu bar" at the bottom of the screen
If you use DROBO and Time Machine, restore it!
If you select Drobo as a backup disk in Time Machine, you will create a backup every hour.After 24 hours, it will be compiled every day, and after a month, it will be compiled in a weekly backup.Except for the first backup, only the difference is saved, so it does not consume much of the capacity, but if the disk is full, it will be deleted from the oldest backup, so it would be better to have enough capacity as possible.In that regard, DROBO is safe because it is easy to increase the capacity by adding a new HDD or replacing it with a larger HDD.
Time Machine automatically creates backups every hour
By the way, Time Machine automatically performs backup processing and removing old backups.Therefore, the user is basically OK with no touch.
By using the created backup, you can restore certain files, restore all files, and restore the whole system.
● Time Machine Backup What you can do 1: Restore specific files 2: Restore all files 3: Restore both macOS and files.
Restore certain files
If there is a file that has been deleted by mistake or has been overwritten, the original file can be restored by the following method.
First, open the folder that contains (contained) the file you want to restore or the file you want to restore is displayed.
Open and display the folder containing the file you want to restore with Finder
Next, select "Enter Time Machine" from the Time Machine menu of the menu bar.Use the timeline at the right end of the screen or the arrow button on the right side of the folder to find the file you want to restore.
Select "Enter Time Machine" from the Time Machine menu of the menu bar
After finding the file, click, select, press the "Restore" button, and the file will be restored to the original location.
Find the file you want to restore using the right end or the top and bottom arrow button, and click "Restore".
Restore all files
If you want to restore all files from Time Machine backups when you completely initialize your Mac and clean installation of MacOS or buy a new Mac, follow the following steps:
First, if you turn on the new Mac or the initialized Mac, the setting assistant will start up, so set the language, the region, the Wi-Fi network, etc. (if the configuration assistant does not launch, it will be described later.do).
When the "Transfer information to this Mac" screen is displayed, connect the DroBo to the Mac, turn on the power, select "Mac, Time Machine backup, or start up disk" and click "Continue".
Select the transfer method with "Transfer information to this Mac" or "Migration Assistant" by the setting assistant
Select the Time Machine backup you want to restore and click "Continue" to start the transfer.
Select Drobo for the Time Machine backup of the transfer source
Select the backup to transfer and click "Continue"
If the desktop is displayed without the setting assistant when the Mac is turned on, double -click the "Migration Assistant" in the "Utility" folder in the "Application" folder, and start the above.Select the Time Machine backup and transfer in the same procedure.
When the MacOS utility window is displayed, select "Restore from Time Machine backup"
Restore both macOS and files
If the Mac is sick for some reason and wants to return to the previous state with the OS, it can be restored in the following steps.
First, connect DroBo to the Mac and turn on the Drobo.
Then turn on the power of the Mac, press both the Command key and the R key to release the key when the Apple logo or the Earth mark is displayed.
When the MacOS utility window is displayed, select "Restore from Time Machine backup" and click "Continue".
Select the restoration source. Select "Continue" until the screen is displayed, select DroBo for the restoration source, and click "Continue".
The backup will be listed, so if there are multiple, select the backup you want to restore while referring to the backup date and time, and click "Continue".
Select the recovery destination disk (usually "Macintosh HD") and click "Restore".You can now restore all files for each macOS.
For Thunderbolt 3 compatible Mac, options such as "DROBO 5D3"!
It was impressive to try backup with DroBO 5C.Backup processing is performed in the background and the load is light, so the backup is completed if the user is noticed without being aware of it.
The backup speed is fast enough, but if you handle a large amount of files on a daily basis, USB 3.In some cases, the transfer speed of 0 may feel unsatisfactory.
In that case, it seems good to consider the "Drobo 5D3" or "DroBO 8D" equipped with a higher speed interface.In each case, the theoretical value is equipped with Thunderbolt 3, which can transfer up to 40Gbps, and if you are a Mac that supports the interface, you can read and write a large -capacity file more comfortably.Please choose according to your Mac environment.
DroBo 5D3 looks almost the same as Drobo 5c, but the interface is USB3..In addition to 0 (Type-C), it has 2 ports of Thunderbolt 3
Drobo 8D with up to 8 HDDs and SSDs for cash
A lineup of high -performance storage "DROBO" that updates digital life
The external storage DROBO series, which can be easily and conveniently used by beginners, has many products, from home to high -end storage used to connect to servers.Here, we will introduce products that can be used at home from the department / SME department / small business (click on the photo and jump to the manufacturer page).
"DROBO 5C" announced in November 2016.Although it is a model that can be easily purchased, the HDD bay is equipped with 5 bays like DROBO 5D3 and DROBO 5N2, and of course it is 64TB / 4KN HDD.Interface, USB 3.The use of the "Type-C connector" of 0 is also a major feature.
NAS product "DROBO 5N2" equipped with 5 bays.Compatible with 64TB / 4KN HDD.With two Gigabit Ethernet ports, connecting to multiple networks, redundancy (Failover) in preparation for failure, and link -grigging is possible.It also supports "DroBO DR", which automatically backs up data via the network to another DroBo 5N2 from the first DroBo 5N2.
"DROBO 5D3" that appeared in September 2017.The HDD bay is equipped with 5 bays, like DroBO 5C and DroBO 5N2, and is of course 64TB / 4KN HDD.Compatible with high -speed interface Thunderbolt 3, USB3.The use of the "Type-C connector" of 0 is also a major feature.
"DROBO 8D" that appeared in May 2019.Up to eight HDDs can be installed, the maximum capacity is 128TB, which is compatible with 4KN HDD.It is a Mac DAS that is equipped with a Thunderbolt 3 interface and supports HFS+as a file system.
8 Bay NAS model "DROBO B810N".Equipped with two Gigabit Ethernet ports, connecting to multiple networks and link aggregation.Compatible with 4KN HDD, maximum capacity is 64TB.Equipped with "Automated Data-Aware Tiering (automatic optimal optimal arrangement function)", which automatically placed files with frequent access to SSDs and improve their perceived speed.
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