Infrastructure – Server and Network Naming Conventions

  • Anatomy
    • Geographic > Location > Type > Function > Environment > Sequential ID > Cluster ID

 

  • Values Defined
    • Geographic
      • LA > Los Angeles
      • MIA > Miami
      • ORL > Orlando
    • Location
      • D > Main Data Center
      • C > Colocated Data Center
    • Type
      • C > Cluster
      • P > Physical
      • V > Virtual Machine
    • Function
      • DB > Database
      • DC > Domain Controller
      • ESXI > VMware ESXi
      • EXC > Microsoft Exchange
      • FS > File Server
      • NTP > Network Time Protocol
      • PS > Printer Server
      • VC > VMware vCenter Server
    • Environment
      • D > Development
      • P > Production
      • Q > Quality Assurance
      • T > Test
    • Sequential ID
      • 01
      • 02
      • 03
    • Cluster ID
      • A
      • B

 

  • Examples
    • LADVDCP01
    • MIADPESXIP01
    • ORLDPVCP01