It wouldn't be a supported configuration (only the MD1200/MD1220 are officially supported on the H800), but I suspect it would work just fine. You would indeed need to look for an appropriate cable. Dell will likely not sell this cable as it's not needed for supported configurations, but there are plenty other vendors that will probably sell it.
Hello, I have a R710 with an unused H800 controller in it. I'd like to hang a couple of MD1120's off the server, but can't find any compatability information for this combination. The H800 documentation does claim that it's backward compatible to 3Gb/s, but doesn't clearly state it will work with the MD1120. I'm assuming I would need to get a SFF-8470 to SFF-8088 SAS cable just to cable them together. But before I go through all this on a production server, I'd like to get a sense of whether or not it would work. Any guidance is most appreciated! -Tom
MD1120 with PERC H800