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Drobo Data Sheet | Drobo 5N2

Drobo 5N2

The latest generation 5 Bay NAS, the Drobo

5N2 delivers an unparalleled user experience

for data sharing, secure backup, remote

access and disaster recovery solutions. The

5N2 is the fastest, network attached Drobo

available to prosumers and provides up to 2x

performance boost with an upgraded processor

and port bonding option. By implementing a

level of automation usually preserved for more

expensive solutions, and still maintaining the

award-winning simplicity found in all Drobos,

the 5N2 is the easiest to use NAS on the market.

Drobo 5N2 is designed to optimize and simplify

workﬂow in connected homes and small ofﬁce

environments using Drobo’s simple, safe and

smart BeyondRAID

technology. Using the

solution as a central backup in a connected

home, multiple computers can speedily access

the rich media ﬁles. Small ofﬁce environments

can utilize secure ﬁle sharing and Drobo’s

Disaster Recovery (DR) feature to automatically

backup the data to an offsite 5N2. To extend the

functionality of the Drobo, 5N2 is compatible

with the myDrobo App Platform, allowing for

remote access to data, media streaming and

cloud backup.

Data Protection and Expandability

Made Simple

Built on award-winning BeyondRAID™

technology with single- or dual-drive

redundancy, Drobo 5N2 protects your data

without any user interaction, even in the event

of multiple drive failures. In addition, Drobo’s

simplicity provides a quick, seamless setup and

software conﬁguration is not required to access

storage on your network.

Drives can be added or hot-swapped and

updated in real time for storage expansion with

zero downtime. Just add a drive in an empty bay

or remove a smaller drive and replace it with a

larger one, when needed.

High-Speed Connectivity

The Drobo 5N2 is equipped with dual Gigabit

Ethernet ports for network connectivity and

makes sharing your data easy by connecting

directly to the network. The two ports provide

bonding support, also known as Adaptive Link

Bonding, for link failover and aggregation

without Ethernet switch support. This increases

performance and compensates for network

connection problems.

Capacity AND Performance

Usually reserved for larger enterprise-class

storage solutions, the Drobo 5N2 gives you

the option to implement Hot Data Caching

through the Drobo Accelerator Bay. This feature

intelligently uses high-performance ﬂash to

accelerate performance, allowing the fastest

possible access to your data.

The myDrobo Platform

The myDrobo platform extends the functionality

of Drobo NAS devices by providing a secure

and fully end-to-end encrypted path to selected

Drobo Apps.

The iOS and Android app, DroboAccess,

allows Drobo NAS owners to access their

data anywhere, anytime through a secure

and encrypted network. This allows Drobo

consumers and SMBs to quickly and easily setup

their own private cloud storage solution with the

ability to view documents from a web browser

or from the DroboAccess mobile app.

DroboPix app allows owners to easily and

automatically upload their photos and videos

from their Android or iOS device to a network

Drobo. The ﬁles are automatically uploaded over

Wi-Fi and are securely backed up and protected

on a Drobo.

Power Protecting Your Critical Data

Drobo doesn’t just protect you from a drive

failure, but also from potential data loss after

a power outage. Drobo 5N2 includes a battery

The Next Era of Simpliﬁed Storage for Your Connected Home

or Small Ofﬁce

Drobo Dashboard

Drobo Dashboard is the single tool used to

centrally manage all of your Drobo devices.

Drobo Dashboard displays status as if all

of your Drobos were right in front of you

with the same status lights and capacity

gauge that are on the front panel. All

administration tasks are a single click away.

that protects all data in memory, or cache, that

is, data on its way to the drives. When power

spontaneously goes away, the battery keeps

the Drobo alive long enough for the data to be

written to non-volatile storage.

Drobo Disaster Recovery

With Drobo DR you can set up a pair of 5N2s

to automatically make an offsite copy of your

data. Simple to set up and manage, the reliable

DroboDR seamlessly replicates your data to

another 5N2 ensuring data availability in case of

disaster. Even better, the remote 5N2 stores all

user account information so recovery is painless.

Designed for You

Drobo devices have always been space efﬁcient

and the Drobo 5N2 is no exception. It was

designed from the ground up to provide very high

capacity without taking up a lot of your valuable

desk space. It is compact because of Drobo’s

unique carrierless drive-bay design, allowing

drives to be installed very close to each other.

Drobo 5N2 is also the quietest Drobo ever due to

its tuned, large, variable-speed cooling fan.

Summary of content (2 pages)

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Drobo 5N2 The Next Era of Simplified Storage for Your Connected Home or Small Office The latest generation 5 Bay NAS, the Drobo 5N2 delivers an unparalleled user experience for data sharing, secure backup, remote access and disaster recovery solutions. The 5N2 is the fastest, network attached Drobo available to prosumers and provides up to 2x performance boost with an upgraded processor and port bonding option.
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Drobo 5N2 Data Sheet Specifications Connectivity –– 2 x Gigabit Ethernet ports Warranty –– Two (2) year warranty Drives and Expansion –– Up to five (5) 3.5”SATA II/III hard disk drives or solid state drives (sold separately). –– One (1) mSATA solid state drive in the Drobo Accelerator Bay for increased performance (sold separately). –– Drives of any manufacturer, capacity, spindle speed and/or cache can be used. No carriers or tools required.