For starters I would like to thank limetech for creating such an amazing product that I use personally and professionally for years now!
I currently manage a server for a client on a 48-bay server (24 Bays each side 8U)
1) Is there a consideration or a plan to expand on the 28+2 MAIN array drive limit?
2) If the 28+2 is a drive limit is a hard limit it would be awesome to go the VDEV way and allow us to create another main array that would be functionally in the same pool as the first array but would be a new group of parity drivers and data drives. So, the idea is that you have two Arrays of let's say: ((28+2) + (28+2)) that is served as ONE filesystem after the FUSE layer. The mover would have the same logic of highwater or balance the arrays, so you just fill the first array and then fill the second and both arrays share a single cache pool.
Why not just create a new dedicated pool instead!?: The biggest positive thing of unraid is the ARRAY part, only wake up the drives that are working and keep thermals down. Is the perfect LOW COST archiving solution that allows to add one drive at the time without long downtime or sync time after each time a drive is added without having to disable the array or spin all the disk every time you add one (unless you are doing something to the parity ofc). Whoever recommends to "just create a new pool" misses the whole point of the OS. People use Unraid for 2 reasons first the main array simplicity and low power use and secondly the ease of use of the docker system with the apps.
This is the status of my clients Array currently. Any ideas or recommendations to what my options are for expansion are welcome! Thanks in advance for you time.