Server Names

[Danp]

schoolname-01

schoolname-02

 

That's all

[ha0124]

You could always put two entries in the DNS. One as a useful name to identify what it is and a second more abstract name?

[Garacesh]

In a small home lab, I'd probably end up giving my servers names from The Matrix, it seems rather fitting.

Neo would be the DC, as he's the most important,

The filer server would probably be called Tank, Dozer or Link as they're the ones uploading data..

 

In a big domain though? Functional names. DC01, File-Server, HyperV-01, Print-Server, MECM, etc

[Jcx500]

In Homelabs and work I’ve always kept it simple

 

 

DC01

 

File01

 

Hyperv01

 

WDS01

 

Apps01

 

Adfsproxy01

 

Adfs01

 

You get the idea [emoji16]

[round2it]

hyper v hosts - kingdom

 

then just dc-01 dc-02 etc

[TechMonkey]

Location-Virtual/Physical-Purpose. So MB1-V-DC01 for Main building, virtual DC 1.

Cattle not pets. How do you automate including or excluding servers if they have random hilarious names? The only way is to either keep a database of what purpose each name does or manually include each name in each script. No one got time for that.