I will be connecting i) a Drobo 5D ii) a Thunderbolt display and iii) a MBA / Mac Mini...I am little confused as to how best to make this work.
The Drobo documentation is clear that "...the Drobo 5D performs best when it is the first in the daisy-chain, but it can also be in the middle or at the end...".
The first Thunderbolt-only scenario which came to mind was MBA/Mac Mini --> Thunderbolt display (where the MBA/Mac Mini is connected using the Thunderbolt cable that is part of the display) --> Drobo but this puts the Drobo at the end of the daisy-chain. This one works as it is described in the Drobo manual.
The second Thunderbolt-only scenario was MBA/Mac Mini --> Drobo --> Thunderbolt display (where the Drobo is connected using the Thunderbolt cable that is part of the display). The potential issue here is that I don't know whether this connection sequence will pass the "display" and "Ethernet connection" back to the MBA/Mac Mini through the Drobo.
Would greatly appreciate someone answering this for me.
Thanks,
Joel
The Drobo documentation is clear that "...the Drobo 5D performs best when it is the first in the daisy-chain, but it can also be in the middle or at the end...".
The first Thunderbolt-only scenario which came to mind was MBA/Mac Mini --> Thunderbolt display (where the MBA/Mac Mini is connected using the Thunderbolt cable that is part of the display) --> Drobo but this puts the Drobo at the end of the daisy-chain. This one works as it is described in the Drobo manual.
The second Thunderbolt-only scenario was MBA/Mac Mini --> Drobo --> Thunderbolt display (where the Drobo is connected using the Thunderbolt cable that is part of the display). The potential issue here is that I don't know whether this connection sequence will pass the "display" and "Ethernet connection" back to the MBA/Mac Mini through the Drobo.
Would greatly appreciate someone answering this for me.
Thanks,
Joel