Data robotics DROBOELITE RELEASE NOTES
DroboElite Firmware
Release Notes
Release Date: June 16, 2010
CONTENTS
VERSION INFORMATION
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
BEST PRACTICES
KNOWN ISSUES
RELATED TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION
VERSION INFORMATION
DroboElite Firmware: Version 1.0.3 [3.19.29625]
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
This is a release of the DroboElite Firmware.
• Resolved an issue where DroboElite intermittently disconnected from VMware ESX 4.0/ESXi
4.0 hosts
• Various other minor improv ements
BEST PRACTICES
In accordance with industry best practices, you should always backup your data before any firmware
upgrade. For more information please visit http://www.drobo.com/support/best_practices.php
.
KNOWN ISSUES
General Issues
• Symptom: DroboElite takes a long time to startup when in the process of protecting data (#09-497).
Condition: If the DroboElite has dual disk protection enabled and was in the middle of protecting
data, it can take up to five minutes for the DroboElite to completely start up after a power loss.
Workaround
Macintosh Specific
• Symptom: Non-destructive repartitioning is not supported.
Condition: In Mac OS 10.5 and later, Disk Utility allows you to repartition a volume without losing the
data on it. Drobo volumes do not support this functionality and should not be repartitioned once data
has been placed on them.
Workaround: Copy your data onto another drive and use Drobo Dashboard to reformat your Drobo’s
volume to a smaller size.
• Symptom: Apple Partition Map is not supported on volumes larger than 2TB.
Condition: Disk Utility allows you to change the default Partition Map Scheme from GUID to Apple
Partition Map (APM). Drobo volumes larger than 2TB do not support this scheme and should not be
formatted in this manner.
: None. Wait for the DroboElite to finish its startup process.
Copyright 2010 Data Robotics, Inc. Data Robotics, DroboElite, DroboPro, Drobo, DroboShare and BeyondRAID are trademarks of
Data Robotics, Inc., which may be registered in some jurisdictions. All other trademarks used are owned by their respective owners.
All rights reserved. Specifications subject to change without notice.
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Workaround: Copy your data onto another drive and use Drobo Dashboard to reformat your Drobo’s
volume.
• Symptom: DroboElite not discovered when AirPort is enabled (#09-262).
Condition: When you have AirPort enabled on your Mac, Drobo Dashboard may not discover your
DroboElite.
Workaround
can re-enable AirPort.
• Symptom: A disk not readable warning popup shows when you first connect to DroboElite (#09-552).
Condition: On Mac OS 10.6, you will get warning message in the Finder stating there is an
unreadable disk inserted into your Mac. The message will show up whenever you restart your
computer.
Workaround
should ignore this message by clicking on the Ignore button.
Windows Vista Specific
• Symptom: The iSCSI connection does not work without SP1 or later installed (#09-056).
Condition: The iSCSI initiator built into Windows Vista does not work with DroboElite until SP1 has
been installed.
Workaround
• Symptom: Full format does not complete with Windows Vista (#09-651).
Condition: DroboElite does not support a full format from Vista for a volume bigger than the space
available.
Workaround
: Disable AirPort, then wait for your DroboElite to be detected. Once it is detected, you
: This warning is harmless and is not associated with the data on your DroboElite. You
: Update the installation of Windows Vista to SP1 or later by running Windows Update.
: Choose the quick format option if you use Windows Vista to format DroboElite.
Windows Server 2003 Specific
• Symptom: A volume formatted as FAT32/NTFS is not detected by Windows Server 2003 (#09-496).
Condition: If DroboElite is formatted in FAT32 or NTFS using the Drobo Dashboard or a different
OS, such as XP, Windows Server 2003 does not recognize the FAT32 or NTFS volume.
Workaround
: Use the Disk Manager OS utility on Windows Server 2003 to manually assign the
FAT32 or NTFS volume a drive letter.
RELATED TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION
The Drobo user guide and reference documentation is available at the Drobo Support Website:
http://www.drobo.com/support.html
• Knowledge B ase
• Best Practices
• User Guide
• Drobo Help for PC
• Drobo Help for Mac
Copyright 2010 Data Robotics, Inc. Data Robotics, DroboElite, DroboPro, Drobo, DroboShare and BeyondRAID are trademarks of
Data Robotics, Inc., which may be registered in some jurisdictions. All other trademarks used are owned by their respective owners.
All rights reserved. Specifications subject to change without notice.
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Rev 03
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