Any recommendations to keep track of different SFP and keep them organized? Any storage boxes / trays designed for SFPs?
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@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
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@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@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
Barcodes on FS.com is the serial, so you'd need to receive them in or enter them with PN and SN. Ns -----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 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@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@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
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:
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
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@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@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
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?
Barcode is likely to just be the serial #, not model #? - Ethan O'Toole
We use a few of these. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000LDH3JC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 We label the fronts with address label's for each PN. https://i.imgur.com/iDTNVJ9.jpg Luke Guillory Vice President – Technology and Innovation Tel: 985.536.1212 Fax: 985.536.0300 Email: lguillory@reservetele.com Reserve Telecommunications 100 RTC Dr Reserve, LA 70084 _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disclaimer: The information transmitted, including attachments, is intended only for the person(s) or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material which should not disseminate, distribute or be copied. Please notify Luke Guillory immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. Luke Guillory therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. . -----Original Message----- From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Warren Kumari Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 8:54 AM To: Matthew Huff Cc: NANOG mailing list Subject: Re: SFP oraganizers / storage recommendations 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@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
I've been doing the nice plastic trays from fs.com as well as a sharpie on the side (bidi, mm, sm, distance, etc) Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 9:54 AM Warren Kumari <warren@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@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
On 2019-10-30 15:35, Matthew Huff wrote:
Any recommendations to keep track of different SFP and keep them organized? Any storage boxes / trays designed for SFPs? 3D printed some, but i have small amounts. Like this one: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2855165 There is many more designs, for example whole tray for 50 pieces.
Hi Matthew There's a typical 10*SFP tray and less common 20* tray. Flexoptix, Fiberstore and others retail these (as well as use them to protect their transceivers in transit) or AliBaba gives lots of hits. Use a tray per transceiver part number and keep them vertical in an appropriately-sized box. If you have a lot of transceivers then use distinct boxes for SMF/MMF, 1G/10G/40G/100G, etc. If you're careful in your tray choice then the trays will also hold 4*XFP, 4*QSFP, etc. Using a small post-it note *on the inside* of the transparent cover is a convenient way to label the tray with the part number of the SFPs inside. Best wishes, glen
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