Naming convention for VMs?

FATeknollogee

I use the following:
host or function/task | prd or lab | location | client domain.com

eg, dc-01.prd.la2.bob.com
dc-01 = domain controller
prd = production
la2 = LA2 co-lo
bob = client's name

EddieJennings

@scottalanmiller said in Naming convention for VMs?:

@EddieJennings said in Naming convention for VMs?:

@scottalanmiller said in Naming convention for VMs?:

lax-lnx-vdi-scott

Hostname longer than 15 characters? What kind of madness is this?

Luckily we phased out Windows NT 4 so don't have those limits.

Hostnames were always over 15 characters, that's NetBEUI names that need to be shorter.

Perhaps my quip would've been better if I said computername.

wirestyle22

Another thing I wanted to mention too is the need for an index of naming conventions if you're going to be using this with a large amount of different products in many different departments. It helps.

CX = Citrix
BB = Blackbaud
SL = Securelink

FN = Finance Department
IT = Information Technology Department
AD = Administration

I have an index created in our internal wiki where users can just search for the department name. It makes it easier for new hires as well as people who don't touch what they are looking for frequently.

gjacobse

The State has a convention of
Department
Location
Desktop/laptop
Serial number

DOELEXD123xc59
Dept of Energy
Lexington
Desktop
Service tag

IRJ

@scottalanmiller said in Naming convention for VMs?:

Luckily we phased out Windows NT 4 so don't have those limits.

I wouldn't be surprised if someone in a school district somewhere is still running it.

scottalanmiller

@IRJ said in Naming convention for VMs?:

@scottalanmiller said in Naming convention for VMs?:

Luckily we phased out Windows NT 4 so don't have those limits.

I wouldn't be surprised if someone in a school district somewhere is still running it.

Well yeah, loads of companies are. Just not us

Dashrender

Wow - those are all boring.. I name my servers after warships.

scottalanmiller

@Dashrender said in Naming convention for VMs?:

Wow - those are all boring.. I name my servers after warships.

HMS Pinafore

MattSpeller

where it is -> what it does

citynamefunction

factorynamefunction

sitenamefunction

whatever works best for your collection of servers

JaredBusch

@Dashrender said in Naming convention for VMs?:

Wow - those are all boring.. I name my servers after warships.

I onced named everything on a network after characters from the 5th Element.

Well except the badge machine. That was named MultiPass.. Technically not a character.