Server Naming Conventions

[DrJohnZoidberg]

You can use planets too, if you don't mind inserting a stick into Uranus every so often

That's why I use fictional planets

You can also use exoplanets (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_exoplanets) but would get confusing when you start having 100 servers all starting with "Kepler".

 

[Zyraz]

I also know a guy that uses female names .
Apparently got his idea from the "gone in 60 seconds" movie , where Nicholas Cage uses female names for the cars .

 

[supersunbird]

I know a place that uses Star Wars planet names, there's a whole lot of planets to choose from.

 

[PsYTraNc3]

Using names of comic books, planets etc is fun but what happens when you have 2000+ servers to name?

The company I work for uses platform(3 chars)+location(3 chars)+zone(2 chars)+function(2 chars) to name servers.
IP addresses follow a similar concept.

 

[gregmcc]

I also know a guy that uses female names .
Apparently got his idea from the "gone in 60 seconds" movie , where Nicholas Cage uses female names for the cars .

So when a server is rebooted he shouts Jennifer going down!

 

[czc]

I know a place that names uses the names of South African rivers.

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

Using names of comic books, planets etc is fun but what happens when you have 2000+ servers to name?

The company I work for uses platform(3 chars)+location(3 chars)+zone(2 chars)+function(2 chars) to name servers.
IP addresses follow a similar concept.

If you have 2000 servers to name you should give up on life.

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

So when a server is rebooted he shouts Jennifer going down!

I need to fsck Jennifer later today after we've run a head on the log.

 

[PsYTraNc3]

If you have 2000 servers to name you should give up on life.

1988 as of this morning.
*Jumps off bridge and survives NOOOOOOOOO!