RickiTickiToc Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 i use formula 1 tracks! Silverstone is my Members server, i have suzuka, imola, interlargos and monza... just something to entertain me alittle! lol
Dafty Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 Our naming structure for severs has been after LOTR since 2000. We have everything here from Sauron through to Aragorn
dave.81 Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 Sure this is a common one but currently we have Earth, Sun, Moon, Mars, Saturn, Titan and Mimas. I wont go into my thought process's but they are all named for a reason relating to the place, i was bored that day:o
matt40k Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 Sort of: os-type-lastdigitofthe ip so xp-wks-100 23-svr-1 For servers then you then have CNAMEs for the services sims > 23-svr-1
Messa Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 DC0 DC1 etc for Domain Controllers, FS1 etc for File Servers, WS1 for webserver etc etc
vikpaw Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 It's all a little confusing for me at the moment using: admin-two admin-four admin-five admin-six admin-eight it's like security by obfuscation, very effective ! at another place we just went for purpose e.g. W = webserver, D = Database, F = file etc. so FSvr1, DSvr2 . . .
BatchFile Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 Currently changing the previously dull CpsFileSrv1 etc. to Harry Potter theme as they are replaced. Argus the ISA server, Flitwick the terminal server, Hermione the backup server. Severus the SIMS server coming this summer. Saving Albus and Harry for when I replace the DCs Wireless APs are named after Hogwarts ghosts: Myrtle, BloodyBarron, Nick etc.
clareq Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 Our two Art Dept file servers are Mona and Lisa Our mail server used to be Pat (after Postman Pat) but now we've upgraded to Exchange it's boring dan-ex-001.
Extro Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 I don't get to name the servers, but if I did they'd be called: Spike Jet Faye Ed Ein
TheScarfedOne Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 We've gone with planet names here... previous place went with StarTrek stuff. Before that, it was good old Server1, Server2 etc....!
Gonk Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 After the last couple of refits and upgrades, we've got: Academic Network: DC01 - Primary Domain Controller DC02 - Secondary Domain Controller Intrepid - Student Resources Galaxy - Student File Store Excelsior - Staff Resources Constitution - Staff File Store Admin Network: DC01 - Primary Domain Controller DC02 - Secondary Domain Controller Intra - Intranet Box Post - Email Box Constellation - Storage Box Defiant - Backup box Switches Galactica - Core Switch Apollo - Edge Switch Starbuck - Edge Switch Racetrack - Edge Switch Boomer - Edge Switch Athena - Edge Switch Husker - Edge Switch Helo - Edge Switch Duck - Edge Switch Hard Ball - Edge Switch Jammer - County Link Crashdown - County Link Backup Yes, I know its Geeky.....
RabbieBurns Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 Our servers are cunningly named school, school1, school2, school3. Dont have any managed switches so no hostnames for them.
featured_spectre Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 Homer - Admin Server Marge - Curriculum Server simple enough
peterpan Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 i have used cities with the 1st letter being what that servers roles are ie dublin - domain controler swansea - sims plymouth- print server
maark Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 yet another simpsons theme here - setup before I started but fun. Bart is troublesome print server - skinner new exams server etc
powdarrmonkey Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 Home: Harry Potter characters for inward-facing addresses (lupin, hermione, sirius, hedwig, ginny), Winnie-the-Pooh for outward (poohbear, piglet, robin, eeyore, heffalump); parents: Noggin the Nog characters (nooka, noggin, and knut). Except hedwig also faces outwards, because everybody should have a mail server called hedwig Work are really boring, functional names. My old school I named everything from Shakespeare's Tempest. 2
kesomir Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 My servers started out with Ghostbusters names. Domain Controller is Keymaster Web content filter is Gatekeeper LTSP: Egon & Vinz Backup - Leviathan Some of the others I just named mail and intranet though
bmdixon Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 Homer - Admin Server Marge - Curriculum Server simple enough Simpsons here too Bart, marge, homer, ned, skinner, burns, krusty, maggie, lisa, discostu <-- i just love his dance
Abaddon Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 Did the planets for fileservers, then moved to a NetApp - Crusader Added some more NetApps - Lionheart & Saladin VMWare ESX servers are Galactica, Pegasus & Atlantia Primary DC - Overlord (had a fileserver called Minion, but some people were offended by that...??) We have a few Incarnations of Imortality (Thanatos etc) Most recently, for some redundancy and DR, I added some DC's: Atrocity Apocalypse Armageddon Annihilator Devastator Vengeance That about covers.. We get bored you see... ?
stratisphere Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 Red Dwarf characters here with the main DC server being lister Although our admin servers are named Pinky & Perky (by request of our office staff!)
Griffo Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 3 of ours are simply named by what they do e.g. printserver The PDC has an asset tag for its name which you would think is clear, straightforward and sensible, which it is, except for the fact its the asset tag of the server which it sits next to which caused some confusion when I first started here. Put a CD in one and watch it load on the screen of another. Hmmmmmm...Interesting....Time for a cup of tea! The reason for it was that when the new PDC was installed they kept the same name, and the server that was originally the PDC which is the one with the asset tag on (which is the name of the new server) is now an app server...... ...... or at least I think it is! Maybe? Who knows!!
mrbios Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 We have really boring names I did use a little bit of imagination with the latest one though, new server for doing ghostcasting i have appropriately named "casper" the rest of ours are called by what they do, PDC, Ablock-dc, admsvr01, printsrv1 etc
garethEds Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 In an older life, I started naming all our servers after characters from Lord of the Rings :oops: . I know, I know - majorly sad. No more though. I still have difficulty deciding how to name servers on small sites, and what do do when they are replaced. In a single server domain, is it really worth trying to reflect the site name and all the roles of the server in the name (sitename-dc-dns-wsus-sims-1 ??).Besides, you don't want to rename the server just because a role is added or removed. What then do you do when replacing the server. When all our sites migrated from NT to 2000 it was not a problem. The NT PDC could be renamed and the new 2K server installed with the original name. Not so easy under 2000 if you want to retain the domain info though unless you mess about with multiple servers. 2K3 gives us the ability to simply rename the server again (provided you do a metadata cleanup to get rid of the old entry). I'm currently thinking along the lines of (server-role)-(os)-(numerator), so a server would be called ADMIN1-2K-1. When upgraded to 2K3 it would become ADMIN1-2K3-1. When this is replaced by new hardware it would become ADMIN1-2K3-2. If a seperate server was added for Exchange or SIMS it would become ADMIN2-2K3-1 (ie 2nd Admin server, 2K3, 1st one). You've got to call them something for FFS! What do others do. I'm mostly interested in small sites using 1 or 2 servers I suppose. Although the ren Name them after the 100 Sexiest Women in the world as voted for by the readers of FHM. Ooer. GJE
Reaper Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 After the last couple of refits and upgrades, we've got: Academic Network: DC01 - Primary Domain Controller DC02 - Secondary Domain Controller Intrepid - Student Resources Galaxy - Student File Store Excelsior - Staff Resources Constitution - Staff File Store Admin Network: DC01 - Primary Domain Controller DC02 - Secondary Domain Controller Intra - Intranet Box Post - Email Box Constellation - Storage Box Defiant - Backup box Switches Galactica - Core Switch Apollo - Edge Switch Starbuck - Edge Switch Racetrack - Edge Switch Boomer - Edge Switch Athena - Edge Switch Husker - Edge Switch Helo - Edge Switch Duck - Edge Switch Hard Ball - Edge Switch Jammer - County Link Crashdown - County Link Backup Yes, I know its Geeky..... My hero!
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