SFP oraganizers / storage recommendations

Wed Oct 30 14:10:10 UTC 2019

Barcodes on FS.com is the serial, so you'd need to receive them in or enter them with PN and SN.

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From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces at nanog.org] On Behalf Of Jason Lixfeld
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 9:03 AM
To: Warren Kumari
Cc: NANOG mailing list
Subject: Re: SFP oraganizers / storage recommendations

I’m wondering if the barcodes on the SFPs would let you simplify things a bit more vs. updating a spreadsheet.  IE:  Some sort of barcode scanner app for your phone that could automagically add/remove from some sort of document or database?

> On Oct 30, 2019, at 9:53 AM, Warren Kumari <warren at kumari.net> wrote:
>
> If you buy your SFPs from fs.com, they come in a nice organizer -- and
> if you buy less than a tray full, you still get a tray.
> I keep spares in the trays, labeled on the outside -- I then put the
> trays in a cheap toolbox / fishing tackle box, and list what's in each
> one in a Google spreadsheet.
>
> Whenever I'm actually at the cage / rack and have a few minutes I
> compare the spreadsheet to reality, and update accordingly (SFPs, and
> XFPs in particular evaporate over time...)
>
> W
>
> On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 9:36 AM Matthew Huff <mhuff at ox.com> wrote:
>>
>> Any recommendations to keep track of different SFP and keep them organized? Any storage boxes / trays designed for SFPs?
>
>
>
> --
> I don't think the execution is relevant when it was obviously a bad
> idea in the first place.
> This is like putting rabid weasels in your pants, and later expressing
> regret at having chosen those particular rabid weasels and that pair
> of pants.
>   ---maf