Basic drobo 5N questions

Drobo - End of Sale Drobo 5N
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Looking for some help with how to implement a 5N.

I currently have a 5D connected to a Mac, as my iTunes library drive. The rest of the computers in my house are windows based. Now I’d like to move the iTunes library to a 5N instead, so I can get the drive out of the room. Newbie questions: What file format does the 5N use on the hard drives (my drives are currently in HFS+ format)? Both the Windows and Mac computers will be able to access the 5N because they will be communicating via network protocols, correct? Can choose to set up/control the 5N via the windows machine (drobo dashboard), but still set the itunes library directory as the 5N?

Thanks for the help!

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anyone able to help?

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The 5N uses ext4 internally. You would need to copy your iTunes database to the 5N, and then point iTunes at the 5N (there’s some magic ctrl/apple/shift key combination to change the location I believe). Note you can’t move the diskpack between the 5D and the 5N.

You can manage the 5N from either Windows or Mac via Dashboard as you suggest.

Cheers!

Jason