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Drobo 5N Getting Started Guide 25

Safely Shutting Down Your Drobo 5N Manually

Although we recommend that you use Drobo Dashboard to shut down the Drobo device, you can

also manually shut down the Drobo device safely using the following steps.

Check that the activity light on your Drobo device is off, indicating that no data is actively

being transferred to or from your Drobo device. Refer to the image below.

Note: If data is actively being transferred, the activity light will be blinking green.

Also check to ensure the drive bay action indicator lights are not blinking alternately between

yellow and green. This indicates that your Drobo device is busy working to protect your data.

Wait until these lights are a solid green.

Note: If one or more drive bay lights are red, you need to add capacity or replace the current

drive. However, you can still safely shut down your Drobo device.

3. Unmount or eject the Drobo device volume(s) by doing one of the following:

• On a Mac, click and drag the Drobo device volume(s) to the trash.

• In Windows, click on Safely Remove Hardware in your system tray (which is located in

the lower-right of your screen, and accessible by clicking an up arrow), and then select

the appropriate Drobo device.

Press the power toggle button on the back of your Drobo device once.

It can take up to two minutes for your Drobo device to power down. But afterwards, the power

light turns off, indicating your Drobo device has shut down.

Using the Online User Guide

After you’ve set up your Drobo device, you’re ready to use it to store and back up data. To learn

how to manage and use your Drobo device, refer to the Online User Guide for your product,

which can be found within Drobo Dashboard by clicking the Help and Support option on the

Navigation menu, and clicking the View Drobo User Guide icon. The latest version can also be

found at

http://www.drobo.com/support/documentation.php.

Using Context-Sensitive Help

On the top right corner of Drobo Dashboard, you will find a ? button. Click this button to display

context-sensitive help. The Help window opens in your Internet browser, providing information

particular to the page from which you clicked for help.