Computer stuff shopping list

desktop stuff

• LCD monitor, better than 1440x900, bigger than 19 inches diagonally, speakers, DVI input

Labeler

• Dymo has models that will print on heat shrink tubing
• Brother P-Touch models seem to have a broader range of tape sizes

servers

• HP rp3440 -- fastest available small sized (< 4U) PA-RISC machine. Up to 2 1GHz dual core PA89000 CPUs.
• A nice SPARC machine. T5120, T5140, T5220, T5240 or similar.
• An AIX machine. 9110-51A or similar
• HP rx2620 or rx2660. 2U Itanium machine.
• Apple Xserve G5 -- 1U, 2.3 GHz dual processor, 3 SATA drive slots

Electrical stuff

• network controlled PDU to control power to systems without network based management.
• network card for the APC SmartUPS 1400 smartslot

Rackmount hardware

• square hole rackmount kits for hardware:
  • Dell Y4971/Y4972 PowerEdge 2850 Rapid Rails Kit
  • Dell Power Vault 136T 4U Plus Rapid Rail Kit 27KDY for tape library
  • Dell 9K512 rapid rail kit for PowerEdge 2650
  • rackmount kit for Sun V20z
  • rackmount kit for Sun x4100
  • rackmount kit for Sun V210
  • rackmount kit for APC SmartUPS 1400
• lots of M6 cage nuts and screws

Network

• 2 and 3 meter LC-LC optical cables
• MACSEC and Shortest path bridging capable switches
• Infiniband HCA cards and CX4 cables
• 8P8C keystone jacks and 4 or 6 outlet faceplate for office

other

• A SIP phone with a working speakerphone setup. Not a Cisco 7905.