Computer stuff shopping list

desktop stuff

• LCD monitor, better than 1440x900, bigger than 19 inches diagonally, speakers, DVI input
• A second, matching monitor would be swell, too.

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 and parts

• HP rp3440 -- fastest available small sized (< 4U) PA-RISC machine. Up to 2 1GHz dual core PA8900 CPUs.
• A nice SPARC machine. T5120, T5140, T5220, T5240 or similar. (A nicely configured V215 would also do, but a single processor V215 is not any faster than the current V210. So make sure it's really cheap.)
• A small AIX machine. 9110-51A (p5 51A), 9115-505 (p5 505 or 505Q), or similar.
• HP rx1620, rx2620 or rx2660. Small (1U or 2U) Itanium2 machine. (An IBM 8834-32X might work, too.)
• Apple Xserve G5 -- 1U, 2.3 GHz dual processor, 3 SATA drive slots (these systems apparently do not support Wake On LAN or other remote management. In keeping with the desire to keep it shut down most of the time, a remote power control device will be needed. Which is a shame, really.)
• LAN management adapter for the backup machine. Intel Remote Management Module 2. AXXRMM2. (Offer made on eBay item 181324917028)

Electrical stuff

• network controlled PDU to control power to systems without network based power control (like the tape library and Dockstars). APC AP9210 or somesuch.
  • eBay items 151145957599, 151145957933, 151145958123, and 151145958400 are all good fits. Bid $35 until winning first item, $20 thereafter for a second item. (Won the first two items. FedEx tracking number is 102342419943583. Wound up winning the first two auctions listed. These units arrived 2013-10-29. Back door access used and documented on 2013-10-30. See AP9210.
• network card for the APC SmartUPS 1400 smartslot. AP9617. Installed one of these 2013-10-18.

Rackmount hardware

• Lots of M6 cage nuts and screws. http://www.scienceandindustrial.com/191_page_1254401.htm is the cheapest I can find at this time.
• square hole rackmount kits for systems:
  • rackmount kit for Sun V20z
  • rackmount kit for Sun x4100
  • rackmount kit for Sun V210
  • rackmount kit for APC SmartUPS 1400 SU032A low priority
  • Dell Power Vault 136T 4U Plus Rapid Rail Kit 27KDY for tape library low priority
  • Dell Y4971/Y4972 PowerEdge 2850 Rapid Rails Kit low priority
  • Dell 9K512 rapid rail kit for PowerEdge 2650 low priority
• Releasable cable ties

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 Finished this task on 2013-08-22.
• Terminal server. Cyclades TS-3000 or similar.

other

• A SIP phone with a working speakerphone setup. Not a Cisco 7905.
• LTO-3 drives for Dell PV136T
• TEMPer1 USB thermometer thing for some environmental monitoring
• Hardware random number generator (see Mouse Trap Bubble Light Entropy Engine) Amazon has some listed here.