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Ask HN: How do you name your servers?
Just curious - do you name your boxes randomly, or do you have a set of constraints?
(Aside: we name boxes randomly, and just named our newest box Watson :)
- Jun8 16y agoUnfortunately, I am at the mercy of our IT in server naming, and they come up with the weirdest names, e.g. my machine is called ganada. A good approach I've heard would be to use Google Sets: enter a few terms and see if you have enough consistent names to support your future server needs.
- vyrotek 16y agohttp://serverfault.com/questions/45734/the-coolest-server-names http://serverfault.com/questions/45734/the-coolest-server-na...
- JonathanWCurd 16y agoWe usually name our stuff with the following very boring format: [Server Role]-[#][d/t/p] On the plus side its easy to maintain, easy to remember, and easy to explain to new hires.