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Q. Do I need to format new drives that I add to Drobo FS?
A. When you add a drive to an empty Drive Bay or upsize an existing
drive after the initial formatting during setup, you will get immediate
access to any additional capacity. You do not have to format each
drive added to Drobo FS. The only time a format is required is when a
new storage pool (i.e., volume) is created. Drobo Dashboard
automatically formats all volumes, including the initial volume.
Q. Will the magnets that hold the face plate on endanger my data?
A. No. In fact, the magnets inside your hard drive(s) are much stronger
and closer to the hard drive media than the face plate of your
Drobo FS.
Q. How do I back-up data on Drobo FS?
A. Data on Drobo FS is intrinsically "backed-up," but of course that
doesn't protect against fire, theft or accidentally deleted files. You
can duplicate data from Drobo FS onto any other media through your
computer, or attach a second Drobo device to your computer,
duplicate the data, and move it to a different secure location (such as
office or home). You can also use DroboCopy or any other backup
software program to backup data to your Drobo FS or from your
Drobo FS to another storage device. Please visit our Best Practices
site at www.drobo.com/support/best_practices
information.
Q. Is there a foolproof way to protect my data on the Drobo FS?
A. If the Drobo FS is the only source of your data, then that would be
considered your "primary" storage. The only way to fully protect
your data is to maintain a true backup. (A "backup" implies a
secondary source of your data.) While Drobo FS does protect your
data from a single or dual drive failure, in the unlikely event that an
additional drive fails before you replace a defective drive, then your
data can be lost.
Many customers use another Drobo device to back up the data on
their Drobo FS so that they have two copies of their data. It all
depends on how important this data is to you and/or how easy it
would be to rebuild or recreate this data. When most companies
back up their data, they store the second (or even a third) copy of
the data at a different location. This way, they are prepared to be
back in business fairly quickly should something happen to the office
or data center. For more information, please visit our Best Practices
site at: www.drobo.com/support/best_practices.
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