02-28-2020, 03:37 PM
I have been using a DS1019+ for almost a year now as a family Plex server. After a while, I had to get an expansion unit. Both the Ds1019+ and the expansion unit are filled with 12TB hard drives so I am looking to upgrade the server. I am looking into building my own custom server and loading Xpenology onto it. The only issue is finding a case with enough hard drive bays ideally I am looking for something like 15 bays. My server rack has a short depth so it's roughly 20in deep or so. Is it possible to use 2 smaller rack-mounted cases with one system? I have looked at some SAN (fibre channel storage) cases that have lots of hard drive bays but I don't really understand them.