@deligatedgeek would it be ok to do a quick iteration where you need to use the command line to add some magics to your backup repository settings ?
first you will need to change your branch to feat_s3_part_settings ( if you are using xo from source)
Then use xo-cli to update the settings of your remote :
xo-cli remote.getAll
find the right one, then xo-cli remote.set id=<the uuid you get at the previous step> url='<the previous url >&maxPartNumber=1000
you can also add maxPartSize and minPartSize if needed
And to really round this out, the MTBF for any of these is in the millions of hours (1.2-3M), that's a use time of 136.968 - 342.46 years respectively.
Basically, if a drive dies, just replace it no matter what, but in the end the reliability of these drives is meant to outlast all of us.
Unless you actually need some specific function provided in some form-factor or model, don't bother.
