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Re: Server naming conventions
From: "Jones, Dan" <Dan.Jones () UMASSMED EDU>
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:25:12 -0500
Claven was our mx host some time back too. I still love that name. We too have a star trek clique... but there are so many servers we've run out of names (including original star trek, next generation, etc., etc.). We use a naming convention that indicates server ownership, location, function, and ##; e.g. EdUnivApps01 is owned by the school (ED), on the University (Univ) campus, and is the first application server in the group (Apps01). This standard convention helps since it's easy to instantly know many aspects about the server... especially location and function. If you extend this naming convention to the cable labeling scheme in your data center, and add the switch port each device connects to (and any intermediary DC cabling hops) it can pay even greater benefits. Full labeling at all cable transitions identifies the entire path, server, and switch port wherever you are. (very slick) Network gear has a standard naming convention that similarly captures location, closet, function, chassis & slot. Dan Jones UMass Medical School -----Original Message----- From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Pete Hickey Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 3:17 PM To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Server naming conventions On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 02:17:08PM -0500, Woodruff, Daniel wrote:
What kinds of naming conventions do everyone follow when building new servers?
TV shows. Our email infrastructure is characters from Cheers, with Cliff as the main mailer. Star trek forms another group, etc... -- Pete Hickey The University of Ottawa "Beware of geeks bearing GIFs." Ottawa, Ontario Canada
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- Server naming conventions Woodruff, Daniel (Feb 10)
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- Re: Server naming conventions Matthew Gracie (Feb 10)
- Re: Server naming conventions Kevin Kelly (Feb 10)
- Re: Server naming conventions Russell Fulton (Feb 10)
- Re: Server naming conventions Sauvigne, Craig M (Feb 10)
- Re: Server naming conventions Parker, Ron (Feb 10)
- Re: Server naming conventions Pete Hickey (Feb 10)
- Re: Server naming conventions Greg Francis (Feb 10)
- Re: Server naming conventions John Kristoff (Feb 10)
- Re: Server naming conventions Perloff, Jim (Feb 10)
- Re: Server naming conventions Jones, Dan (Feb 10)
- Re: Server naming conventions Stanclift, Michael (Feb 10)
- Re: Server naming conventions Bruce Carter (Feb 10)
- Re: Server naming conventions Ken Connelly (Feb 10)
- Re: Server naming conventions Bob Kalal (Feb 10)
- Re: Server naming conventions Cal Frye (Feb 10)
- Re: Server naming conventions Bob Bayn (Feb 10)
- Re: Server naming conventions Wayne Samardzich (Feb 10)
- Re: Server naming conventions Julian Y. Koh (Feb 10)
- Re: Server naming conventions Perloff, Jim (Feb 10)
- Re: Server naming conventions Bob Bayn (Feb 10)
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