Re: SFP oraganizers / storage recommendations

[Jason Lixfeld <jason+nanog () lixfeld ca>]

We have ones from FS with our own logo on them and don’t pay any more (or marginally so), so I’m sure it’d trivial for 
FS to make a label that included a bar code for the PN or whatever you wanted, really.

> On Oct 30, 2019, at 10:10 AM, Luke Guillory <lguillory () reservetele com> wrote:
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> 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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> -----Original Message-----
> From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces () 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
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> 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?
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> > On Oct 30, 2019, at 9:53 AM, Warren Kumari <warren () kumari net> wrote:
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> > 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.
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> > 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...)
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> > On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 9:36 AM Matthew Huff <mhuff () ox com> wrote:
> > > Any recommendations to keep track of different SFP and keep them organized? Any storage boxes / trays designed for 
> > > SFPs?
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> > 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