Dell R710 - Using the SAS Backplane in combination with Sata

The Premise:

After buying a used Dell R710 with the 8x2.5" SAS Backplane and H700 Raid Card to run TrueNas Core and ZFS on it, some question emerged:

  • Does the H700 support drive passthrough aka. NO-RAID?
  • If not, can the SAS Backplane be used with Sata to SFF-8087 Cables?

The Results:

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