Hadn't thought of the pullout tab, although that seems kinda flimsy.
Yeah, you could put the asset tag in bios and even display that on the
front lcd screen, but that doesn't help when they want to scan the
barcode. I was kinda thinking maybe putting it on the release button
on the left of the server that you hit to pull the rack forward,
although it might be a tad small (this is on an 610, the older ones
that have thumb screws obviously that wouldn't work).
On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 3:39 PM, Kramer, Jack <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Same—on the top, on a part that's permanently attached to the chassis if at
> all possible. On the new Dell R610/620s I've broken from this and have put
> the tags on the Service Tag pullout tab on the front, since there's a spot
> there for an asset tag. Also, most systems support an asset tag in the BIOS.
>
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> From: Jon Galbreath <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: Jon Galbreath <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:29 PM
> To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] where are people putting msu inventory tags on 1U
> servers?
>
> I put mine on the front left corner on the top, just past the plastic
> panel. I guess it's technically on the removable cover, but as you said,
> there's really no place convenient on a server that size. It's better than
> sticking it on the front bezel which is rarely on anyway since it blocks
> most of the blinking lights that means things are happening. :)
>
> Jon Galbreath, MCSE
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Schrock [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:24 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [MSUNAG] where are people putting msu inventory tags on 1U servers?
>
> Out of curiosity, where are people putting inventory tags on their 1U
> servers? I was just blessed with a visit where they were looking to scan
> all the tags on equipment, and we were having all sorts of fun trying to
> remember where we'd tagged various servers (it seems like it's been
> different every time we do one), and we're thinking we need to start being a
> little more consistent with where we put them. That said, taking a look at
> our rack, on all of our servers, both 1U and 2U, there really isn't a spot
> to put a sticker that big on the front without blocking something
> (especially ventilation holes), the sides are completely covered by the
> rails, and I'm sure anyone here that deals with a rack knows how fun it is
> to get to the back of a server (hey, we try, but I've never quite figured
> out how anyone gets those perfectly neat wiring configs you always see in
> pictures, they're clearly blessed with better skills than me).
>
> Have to admit it probably hasn't helped that we've never been all that
> concerned with our ability to get to the tag before, I think this is the
> first time I've ever seen someone sent out to verify things. For the yearly
> checks we have to do, for the most part we've got the system labelled with
> the name in the inventory so we can identify it easily.
>
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