Re: [SAGE] Naming conventions for servers, network gear, etc.

["Jason Antman" <jason@jasonantman.com>]

> Have there been any papers done on naming conventions for servers,
> network gear, etc?
>
> E.g., when is it better to call it "core-router-bwg" versus
> "juniperm10i" versus "router1"?
>
> Or "server1" versus "dns1" versus "franko"?
>
> There are a few obvious up-sides and down-sides of different schemes.
> But has anybody really dug in and written them down?
>
> If not, I'd be interested in writing a paper on this with somebody
> for USENIX or SAGE. If you're interested in working with me on it,
> let me know.
>

I work for Rutgers University, which has pretty large IT operations
department. University-wide, the hosts are named using department-specific
names, which are a hodgepodge of functional names  such as NBCS for New
Brunswick Computing Services, and "random names" - Eden, Clam, etc.
Clustered servers are named such as Eden-u1, Eden-u2, etc.

For my personal networks, I really prefer names that have nothing to do
with the functional nature of the machine, as I view this as making
network reconnaissance too easy. My home development network has "SATURN"
as the main DHCP/DNS/LDAP server, and the other machines are named after
Saturn's moons, allowing approximately 56 unique names.