Starting Drobo Dashboard

Drobo Dashboard is the application you use for monitoring and managing any Data Robotics, Inc. device, such as Drobo, DroboShare, Drobo S, Drobo FS, DroboPro and DroboElite. Drobo Dashboard offers useful information and convenient tools and is required in order to update Data Robotics, Inc. devices to the most current versions of firmware and software.

Drobo Dashboard provides an easy to read System Tray (Notification Area) icon (pie chart) that shows you the status of your Drobo storage device. So if you keep your Drobo in a location where the data bay indicators are not visible, you can use Drobo Dashboard to remotely monitor the status and capacity of your Drobo device.

There are two ways to start Drobo Dashboard:

From the System Tray (Notification Area) icon
From the Windows Start button

To Start Drobo Dashboard from the Windows System Tray:

Go to your Windows Desktop.
On the right-hand side of the Windows Task Bar you will find the Windows System Tray (Notification Area). Click on the icon to open Drobo Dashboard. You can also directly access specific Drobo Dashboard windows by right-clicking the icon.

To Start Drobo Dashboard from the Windows Start Button:

Go to your Windows Desktop.
Click the Start button.
Point to All Programs, and then to the Drobo folder.
Select Drobo Dashboard to launch Drobo Dashboard.

Note: For Windows Vista and Windows 7, you can simply click Start and then begin typing "Drobo Dashboard." After only a few characters, you should see Drobo Dashboard at the top of the menu.

To Exit Drobo Dashboard:

Right-click on the Drobo Dashboard Gauge in the System Tray to open a menu.
Click on Exit.