Drobo updates

Drobo Dashboard manages your Drobo or collection of Drobos from one, simple interface. Using the Drobo Dashboard, you can view the health of your drives, shares and volumes. We recently redesigned the Drobo Apps interface on Drobo Dashboard to enhance your experience. With Drobo Dashboard version, 3. We incorporated our innovative light technology to provide an easy and smart solution for checking the information, installation and update status for each app.

Furthermore, you can now reset your password through your email and Drobo Serial Number. No color: App is not installed. Green light — App is installed and there are no pending updates. Here is what you will see happen:. When your Drobo 5D appears in the Drobo Dashboard, you may select it and go to the Status page which will show that the Drobo is initializing.

While initialization is taking place, all of the drive slot LEDs will be yellow, and the capacity LEDs will blink blue. When initialization is complete, your Drobo 5D will restart to finish the firmware upgrade process. Important Notes:. If the Drobo Dashboard does not detect your Drobo 5D and initialization does not begin, please disable any firewall and antivirus programs.

If the Drobo Dashboard will still not detect your Drobo 5D and the lights remain solid red, please call our support line for assistance or open a ticket on your support account. For more info, please see: How do I contact technical support? Also, if applicable, log in to this Drobo device.

Click the Tools option on the Navigation menu for the selected Drobo device to open the Tools page. In the Software Updates area, click the Manual Update option. A warning message opens, asking you to complete or stop any data transfers. Ensure that the Drobo device is not actively transferring data blinking yellow and green and then, click the OK button.