I am a huge fan of synology, however they use quite old hardware in their models and SFP+ possibility starts at fairly high prices.
Therefore I plan to build my own NAS. I have two questions:
- The DS3617xs usually only has 12 slots, which is fine for now. However if I need more space I plan to add a HBA and add more HDDs. Is there a software limitation? Or can I add more hard drives than there are physically on the DS3617xs?
- Does XPEnology support XEON E3 v6 processors?
Chassis+PSU: SuperMicro SC826BE1C-R920LPB
Motherboard: SuperMicroX11SSH-F
Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1275 v6
RAM: Kingston Kingston KVR21E15D8K2/16I 16GB
Total Cost: approx 2000€
Any thoughts? E.g. better components, chassis, ..?