Drobo B810n NAS Array

The World’s First 64TB NAS With Data-Aware Tiering

The B810n is a fusion of large and fast. It can grow up to 64TB presenting itself as a single large pool of storage. If you add two SSDs, it accelerates access to commonly used “hot” data. Ideal for a network of up to 100 users, the Drobo B810n can store and share files. Use it as your primary storage for important files and documents OR as a place to backup files, projects, or even connect computers on the network.

The Problem B810n Solves

All other NAS systems have this problem: when multiple users are accessing it overall performance goes down. This is because simultaneous user requests induce the hard drives recording mechanism to move around the disk. The drive spends more time looking for data blocks than it does reading or writing data for users.

SSD Accelerated Performance

The B810n was designed to provide all users uniform performance. Add two SSDs and you can accelerate performance for all simultaneous users. New technology uses two techniques to accelerate access to your data:

  • Data Tiering: as transactional data (small pieces of data) is read or written it is placed in SSD storage. Subsequent reads or writes to these blocks are almost instantaneous as there is no delay induced by a hard drive’s magnetic head having to move into position. Active, or “hot” data, is stored in an SSD tier of storage. As it cools, i.e. access decreases, the B810n will move the data to the hard drive tier.

  • Hot Data Cache: this is a technique to accelerate data reads. As data is read from hard drives, the B810n will prefetch nearby data that it predicts will be also be read. Your benefit is faster access and less waiting.

Dual Ethernet Ports: Bond Together, or Failover

The B810n has dual Gigabit Ethernet ports. These can be bonded together to provide approximately twice the read/write performance you get via a single port. Or they can be used to provide a connection to two different subnets. Furthermore, they can be used in an “active/passive” mode so that if one port fails the other takes over.

Share Files With OS X, Windows, or Linux Users

Don’t worry about compatibility — Drobo the B810n works with computers running OS X, Windows, or Linux operating systems. By default, the Drobo B810n uses the SMB file sharing protocol to talk to OS X or Windows. If you set up a share for Time Machine backup, it uses Apple’s AFP protocol. Linux users pick which file sharing method to use on their system.

Drobo DR: Offsite Data Replication Built-in

The B810n has a feature called “Drobo DR” (DR = disaster recovery). You can set up a pair of B810ns to automatically make an offsite copy of your data. This provides an easy to setup offsite backup of your important data. Even better, the remote B810n stores all user account information so that recovery is a breeze.

Optimized for Time Machine

One or more Macs on a network can use the Drobo B810n for storing their Time Machine backups. Create a separate shares for use by Time Machine and assign them a maximum size. This lets users control how much space Time Machine uses, and stops it from taking over all storage on its backup target.

Manufacturer Part Number
DR-B810N-5A21
EAN/UPC
0850737006314,850737006314
Full Product Specifications

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Connectivity

  • 2 x Gigabit Ethernet ports

Drives and Expansion

  • Up to 8 SATA or solid state drives (SSDs) or up to 3 SSDs
  • No tools required for 2.5” SSD carriers
  • 4KN disk support
  • Drives of any manufacturer, capacity, spindle speed, and/or cache can be used. No carriers or tools required. Click here for drive recommendations.
  • Expandable by adding drives or hot-swapping drives with larger ones. Use the Capacity Calculator to estimate available storage in various configurations.

BeyondRAID Features

  • Thin Provisioning
  • Instant Expansion
  • Mixed Drive Size Utilization
  • Automatic Protection Levels
  • Single – or Dual-Disk Redundancy
  • Virtual Hot Spare
  • Data Aware
  • Drive Re-ordering

Management

  • Drive bay indicator lights, capacity gauge, status lights
  • Drobo Dashboard version 2.7 or later

Operating System Support

  • Mac OS X 10.8 or higher
  • Windows 10 32- and 64-bit
  • Windows 8/8.1 32 and 64 bit
  • Windows 7 32 and 64 bit
  • Windows Server 2012 32 and 64 bit
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 32 and 64 bit

Network Protocols

  • Common Internet File System (CIFS)/ Server Message Block (SMB)
  • Apple Filing Protocol (AFP)

Ethernet Features

  • Connection failover
  • Port bonding
  • Jumbo frames (up to 9000 bytes MTU)

Hardware Features

  • Carrier-less Drive Bays
  • Power Fail Protection
  • Kensington Lock Port for Security (lock not included)

Additional Software Features

  • Hybrid Storage
  • Automated Data-Aware Tiering
  • Drobo Apps with new infrastructure
  • Drive Spin Down
  • Dim Lights
  • OS X Time Machine Support

Power and Cooling

  • Internal Power Supply: AC Input – 100/240 VAC, 1.8/0.75 A, 50/60 Hz
  • Power Consumption –
    • Idle System (standby, drives off): 13 watts
    • Typical Idle System (drive spin down mode, eight (8) drives): 25 watts
    • Typical Busy System (four (4) drives): 82 watts
  • Dual, fixed cooling fans

Environmental Specifications

  • Acoustics – Normal Operation: 30.4
  • Operating Temperature: 10°C – 35°C (50° – 95°F)
  • Non-Operating Temperature (storage): -10° – 60°C (14° – 140°F)
  • Operating Humidity: 5% – 80%

Certifications

  • Environmental: RoHS, WEEE, REACH
  • Regulatory: FCC Part 15 Class A; Canada ICES-003 Class B; CE Mark; CISPR22:19973rd Edition Class B; MIC Mark; VCCI Approval to V.3; BSMI Approval to CNS13438; ACA Approval to AS/NZS 3548
  • Canada ICES-003 Class B; CE Mark; CISPR22:19973rd Edition Class B;
  • Safety: UL, cUL, TUV, CB

Box Contents

  • Drobo B810n
  • 2 x 6 ft (1.8 m) Ethernet cables
  • 6 ft (1.8 m) power cord
  • Quick Start Card
  • Getting Started Guide
  • International LED labels for front panel (Dutch, French, and Japanese)

Optional Accessories

  • Drobo 8-Bay Rack Mount Kit