new to sas, help requested

[demetulth]

I recently bought a used CSE-826 that came with a BPN-SAS2-826EL1.
I have a X11sch-F motherboard in the case, running proxmox, using ZFS on a NVME drive.

What do I need to get the front drives going?
I would like to start just using this box as a burn-in/test harddrive test station. In other words, plug a 3.5 spinner in, and check smart, do long smart test, etc.

Is there any way I can just use my board's sata ports and sata drives plugged into the front?

I think I cannot, and I think I need parts like:
lsi 9207 8i +
2x mini-sas to mini-sas cable (is this right?)

Does this sound correct?
Is there any better alternative?

Thanks for any help!

 

[BlueFox]

You will not be able to use the SATA ports with that backplane, however you can use SATA drives with a SAS HBA. The parts you listed will work, though you only need a single cable (two will give a slight performance improvement).

 

[demetulth]

thank you!

 

[BLinux]

@BlueFox is correct. If you want to save a few bucks, you can even use the older sas2008 LSI controllers like 9211-8i. Or, for single port card, lookup the IBM H1110 which is like a 9201-4i.