Re: Server naming conventions

["Stanclift, Michael" <michael.stanclift () ROCKHURST EDU>]

A long time ago I ran an NT domain where everything was Trek ships. The domain was FEDERATION and the server was 
ENTERPRISE :)

The Memory-Alpha wiki would have come in handy back then.


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-----Original Message-----
From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Jones, 
Dan
Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 3:25 PM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Server naming conventions

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