Data Robotics Drobo FS 5-Bay Network Storage NAS Enclosure - DRDS2A31

You told us what you wanted, and we listened. The revolutionary Drobo FS was designed with one purpose in mind: to deliver the best file sharing experience ever. From the moment you plug it in and see it instantly appear on your desktop, you’ll know there’s nothing like it. The all-in-one Drobo FS is perfect for any connected home, home office, or small office environment that needs a simple, safe device for sharing and backing up files over the network.

Key Features

• Up to five drives allowing you to effortlessly grow your storage
• Supports standard networking protocols (AFP and CIFS)
• 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet network for sharing data
•  BeyondRAID technology in Drobo FS enables you to mix and match drive capacities
• Self-Healing drives, your data is only written to good sectors of drives

Like all Drobo storage products, Drobo FS provides redundant data protection without the complexities of RAID. Just plug in your Drobo FS and your data protection is all set up with no configuration required. We call this BeyondRAID™ technology. You’ll call it peace of mind.

Shares on a Gigabit Ethernet Network
Drobo FS connects directly to your Gigabit Ethernet network for sharing data. Just plug your Drobo FS into any switch or wireless router and you are ready to go.

Supports the Client of Your Choice
Drobo FS supports standard networking protocols (AFP and CIFS) allowing access to its data from any Windows, Mac, or UNIX/Linux client.1

Instant Expansion to 10TB and Beyond
Drobo FS holds up to five drives allowing you to effortlessly grow your storage to meet your data capacity needs. To add more space, simply insert a new hard drive or replace your smallest drive with a larger one, even when all drive bays are full. Unlike traditional RAID systems, the BeyondRAID technology in Drobo FS enables you to mix and match drive capacities, brands and speeds. This unprecedented flexibility allows for continuous expansion as available hard drive capacities increase. With Drobo FS, expansion is automatic, instantaneous and access to data is always maintained.

Backup Your Network
Drobo FS is the perfect backup appliance. Use the free DroboCopy utility to create backups for every machine on your network, or use your favorite backup software.

Protection from up to Two Drive Failures
Enable the dual-drive redundancy option to protect your data from failure of up to two hard drives. It’s all done with a single click and you never lose access to your data. Running out of space? No problem. Switch back to single-drive redundancy at any time. Unlike moving between traditional RAID levels, there’s no need to reformat or migrate data off of the Drobo FS, potentially saving you hours or days of downtime.

Self-Healing Technology
With the self-healing technology built into Drobo FS, your data is safer than ever. When idle, the unit will proactively examine the blocks and sectors on every drive, flagging questionable areas. This preemptive "scrubbing" helps ensure your data is being written only to the healthy areas of your drives. When a drive fails, Drobo FS keeps your data in the safest state possible by moving your data to the available space on the remaining healthy drives.