Rackstation RS815+ - Unboxing and Setup

Let's unbox this beast of a rack mount NAS and prepare it for duty.
We'll get into why I bought this particular NAS, why I picked the drives and how everything goes together. At the end, we take a look at DSM 7, the operating system Synology provides for these appliances.

[@tomjumbo]

Hello, I am considering to buy one second handed. Is it good choice in 2022? Compared to another younger NASes - DS218 f.ex.

[@Timmy111888]

Hello, how do you like RS815+ so far? Was able to find RS815rp+ for 200€ on a secondary market. Thanks

[@adrianTNT]

is it silent ?