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 <lguill...@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. > > > > Ns > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-boun...@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 <war...@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 <mh...@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 > >